ruck

/ษนสŒk/

IPA: /R AH1 K/

noun
  1. 1

    A throng or crowd of people or things; a mass, a pack.

  2. 2

    In Australian rules football

  3. 3

    The situation formed when a player carrying the ball is brought to the ground and one or more members of each side are engaged above the ball, trying to win possession of it; a loose scrum.

  4. 4

    The common mass of people or things; the ordinary ranks.

verb
  1. 1

    To act as a ruck in a stoppage in Australian rules football.

  2. 2

    To contest the possession of the ball in a ruck.

noun
  1. 1

    A crease, a wrinkle, a pucker, as on fabric.

verb
  1. 1

    To crease or fold.

  2. 2

    To become folded.

verb
  1. 1

    To cower or huddle together; to squat; to sit, as a hen on eggs.

noun
  1. 1

    An enormous mythical bird in Eastern legend.

Synonyms

noun
  1. 1

    Rocuronium.

noun
  1. 1

    A rucksack; a large backpack.

verb
  1. 1

    To carry a backpack while hiking or marching.

noun
  1. 1

    A small heifer.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ruck