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ruck

1

[ ruhk ]

noun

  1. a large number or quantity; mass.
  2. the great mass of undistinguished or inferior persons or things.


ruck

2

[ ruhk ]

noun

  1. a fold or wrinkle; crease.

verb (used with or without object)

  1. to make or become creased or wrinkled.

ruck

1

/ °ùÊŒ°ì /

noun

  1. a large number or quantity; mass, esp of ordinary or undistinguished people or things
  2. (in a race) a group of competitors who are well behind the leaders at the finish
  3. rugby a loose scrum that forms around the ball when it is on the ground
  4. Australian rules football the three players, two ruckmen and a rover, that do not have fixed positions but follow the ball closely
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. intr rugby to try to win the ball by advancing over it when it is on the ground, driving opponents backward in the process
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ruck

2

/ °ùÊŒ°ì /

noun

  1. a wrinkle, crease, or fold
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. usually foll by up to become or make wrinkled, creased, or puckered
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

ruck

3

/ °ùÊŒ°ì /

noun

  1. slang:prison.
    a fight
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

ruck

4

/ °ùÊŒ°ì /

noun

  1. slang.
    military a rucksack
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of ruck1

1175–1225; Middle English ruke, perhaps < Scandinavian; compare Norwegian ruka in same senses; akin to rick 1

Origin of ruck2

First recorded in 1780–90, ruck is from the Old Norse word hrukka a wrinkle
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of ruck1

C13 (meaning ``heap of firewood''): perhaps from Scandinavian; compare Old Norse hraukr rick 1

Origin of ruck2

C18: from Scandinavian; related to Old Norse hrukka

Origin of ruck3

C20: short for ruckus
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Morgan made a tournament high 88 tackles, while only Itoje arrived at more rucks on both sides of the ball.

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The intensity, the ruck speed, the handling, the decision-making about when to pick and go and when to find the overlaps were all executed to a high level.

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Two rucks later he is in trying to jackal for the ball as a full-back because he is annoyed he hasn't caught that kick.

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Dupont was attempting to steal the ball in the 28th minute and was challenged by Beirne, who then fell on to the scrum-half's right leg as Irish prop Andrew Porter joined the ruck.

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"I did feel that the decision that counted against us for the winning three points, where we cleared someone out of the ruck, I just don't know how that's a penalty."

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