"ruck up" meaning in English

See ruck up in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: rucks up [present, singular, third-person], rucking up [participle, present], rucked up [participle, past], rucked up [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} ruck up (third-person singular simple present rucks up, present participle rucking up, simple past and past participle rucked up)
  1. To form untidy creases or folds in an article of clothing.
    Sense id: en-ruck_up-en-verb-16K~tFqJ Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 47 53
  2. (chiefly US, colloquial, idiomatic, somewhat vulgar) To be brave, to show some courage, to keep moving forward in a difficult situation. Tags: US, colloquial, idiomatic, vulgar
    Sense id: en-ruck_up-en-verb-yFhMIl38 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "up", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 59 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "up": 29 71 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 67

Inflected forms

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