Definitions

ruck

[ruhk] / rʌk /

NOUN

fold

Synonyms

STRONG

bend circumvolution cockle convolution corrugation crease crimp crinkle crumple double flection flexure furrow gather gathering groove knife-edge lap lapel layer loop overlap plait pleat plica plication ply pucker ridge ruffle rumple shirring smocking tuck turn wrinkle

WEAK

dog's ear plicature rimple rivel ruche

Antonyms

STRONG

line smoothness

NOUN

commonalty

Synonyms

STRONG

bourgeois bourgeoisie citizen civilian common commonality commoner crowd mass mob peasant pleb plebeian populace public

WEAK

hoi polloi third estate

NOUN

crowd

Synonyms

STRONG

army array blowout bunch cattle circle clique cloud cluster company concourse confluence conflux congeries congregation coterie crew crush deluge drove faction flock flood gaggle group herd horde host jam legion lot mass masses meet mob multitude muster organization pack party people posse press rabble score scores sellout set stream surge swarm throng troupe tumult

WEAK

great unwashed rank and file

Antonyms

STRONG

individual one peace single whole

Example Sentences

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Massive numbers in ruck hits, ball carries and tackles.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

In reaching into the ruck it was like Beirne had also reached into their soul, and in that act came a moment of clarity.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

Dupont quickly made amends, spinning off the back of a ruck in midfield, stiff-arming hooker Tolu Latu onto his back and scooting through a huge gap to score.

From Barron's • Dec. 28, 2025

What does try, ruck and scrum mean in rugby union?

From BBC • Sep. 8, 2025

A snatch of turfy drumming, then I went flying over a ruck and the ground booted the air out of me and I got a glimpse of a leaping dog's flank.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell

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