"ruck" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɹʌk/, /ɹʊk/ [Northern-England] Audio: En-au-ruck.ogg [Australia] Forms: rucks [plural]
Rhymes: -ʌk Etymology: From Middle English ruke, from Old Norse. Compare Icelandic hrúka, Swedish ruka. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|ruke}} Middle English ruke, {{der|en|non|-}} Old Norse, {{cog|is|hrúka}} Icelandic hrúka, {{cog|sv|ruka}} Swedish ruka Head templates: {{en-noun}} ruck (plural rucks)
  1. A throng or crowd of people or things; a mass, a pack.
    Sense id: en-ruck-en-noun-jmpOzAcf
  2. In Australian rules football
    A contest in games in which the ball is thrown or bounced in the air and two players from opposing teams attempt to give their team an advantage, typically by tapping the ball to a teammate.
    Sense id: en-ruck-en-noun-KyQEdhGd
  3. In Australian rules football
    A player who competes in said contests; a ruckman or ruckwoman.
    Sense id: en-ruck-en-noun-tqaR3kyZ
  4. In Australian rules football
    (now rare) Either of a ruckman or a ruck rover, but not a rover.
    Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-ruck-en-noun-2AE2XqW~
  5. In Australian rules football
    Any one of a ruckman, a ruck rover or a rover; a follower.
    Sense id: en-ruck-en-noun-1pDan7Ll
  6. (rugby union) 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. Categories (topical): Rugby union
    Sense id: en-ruck-en-noun-T4CmNB~3
  7. The common mass of people or things; the ordinary ranks.
    Sense id: en-ruck-en-noun-oaDnJuYB
  8. (colloquial) An argument or fight. Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-ruck-en-noun-BAAK81jo
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: maul, scrum Translations (contest for possession of the ball in Rugby): меле (mele) [neuter] (Bulgarian), melé espontània [feminine] (Catalan), paraketu (Maori), ketuketu (Maori)
Etymology number: 1 Disambiguation of 'contest for possession of the ball in Rugby': 2 29 11 11 11 31 2 3

Noun

Forms: rucks [plural]
Etymology: 1780, from Old Norse hrukka (“wrinkle, crease”), from Proto-Germanic *hrunkijō, *hrunkitō (“fold, wrinkle”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to turn, bend”). Akin to Icelandic hrukka (“wrinkle, crease, ruck”), Old High German runza (“fold, wrinkle, crease”), German Runzel (“wrinkle”), Middle Dutch ronse (“frown”). More at frounce. Possibly related to Irish roc. Etymology templates: {{der|en|non|hrukka||wrinkle, crease}} Old Norse hrukka (“wrinkle, crease”), {{der|en|gem-pro|*hrunkijō}} Proto-Germanic *hrunkijō, {{m|gem-pro|*hrunkitō||fold, wrinkle}} *hrunkitō (“fold, wrinkle”), {{inh|en|ine-pro|*(s)ker-||to turn, bend}} Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to turn, bend”), {{cog|is|hrukka||wrinkle, crease, ruck}} Icelandic hrukka (“wrinkle, crease, ruck”), {{cog|goh|runza||fold, wrinkle, crease}} Old High German runza (“fold, wrinkle, crease”), {{cog|de|Runzel||wrinkle}} German Runzel (“wrinkle”), {{cog|dum|ronse||frown}} Middle Dutch ronse (“frown”), {{l|en|frounce}} frounce, {{cog|ga|roc}} Irish roc Head templates: {{en-noun}} ruck (plural rucks)
  1. A crease, a wrinkle, a pucker, as on fabric.
    Sense id: en-ruck-en-noun-SMk4-17p
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Forms: rucks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} ruck (plural rucks)
  1. Obsolete form of roc. Tags: alt-of, obsolete Alternative form of: roc
    Sense id: en-ruck-en-noun-nyVpJoWE
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Noun

Forms: rucks [plural]
Etymology: Clipping of rucksack. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|rucksack}} Clipping of rucksack Head templates: {{en-noun}} ruck (plural rucks)
  1. (slang, especially military) A rucksack; a large backpack. Tags: especially, slang Categories (topical): Military
    Sense id: en-ruck-en-noun-CsFn396r Topics: government, military, politics, war
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 5

Noun

Forms: rucks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} ruck (plural rucks)
  1. A small heifer.
    Sense id: en-ruck-en-noun-yxUZFOVU
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 6

Verb

IPA: /ɹʌk/, /ɹʊk/ [Northern-England] Audio: En-au-ruck.ogg [Australia] Forms: rucks [present, singular, third-person], rucking [participle, present], rucked [participle, past], rucked [past]
Rhymes: -ʌk Etymology: From Middle English ruke, from Old Norse. Compare Icelandic hrúka, Swedish ruka. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|ruke}} Middle English ruke, {{der|en|non|-}} Old Norse, {{cog|is|hrúka}} Icelandic hrúka, {{cog|sv|ruka}} Swedish ruka Head templates: {{en-verb}} ruck (third-person singular simple present rucks, present participle rucking, simple past and past participle rucked)
  1. (obsolete, transitive) To act as a ruck in a stoppage in Australian rules football. Tags: obsolete, transitive
    Sense id: en-ruck-en-verb-njKRETNb
  2. (transitive, rugby union) To contest the possession of the ball in a ruck. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Rugby union Translations (to contest possession of the ball in a game of Rugby): rasclar (Catalan), ketuketu (Maori)
    Sense id: en-ruck-en-verb-yycdTZ5q Disambiguation of 'to contest possession of the ball in a game of Rugby': 10 90
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: outruck
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Forms: rucks [present, singular, third-person], rucking [participle, present], rucked [participle, past], rucked [past]
Etymology: 1780, from Old Norse hrukka (“wrinkle, crease”), from Proto-Germanic *hrunkijō, *hrunkitō (“fold, wrinkle”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to turn, bend”). Akin to Icelandic hrukka (“wrinkle, crease, ruck”), Old High German runza (“fold, wrinkle, crease”), German Runzel (“wrinkle”), Middle Dutch ronse (“frown”). More at frounce. Possibly related to Irish roc. Etymology templates: {{der|en|non|hrukka||wrinkle, crease}} Old Norse hrukka (“wrinkle, crease”), {{der|en|gem-pro|*hrunkijō}} Proto-Germanic *hrunkijō, {{m|gem-pro|*hrunkitō||fold, wrinkle}} *hrunkitō (“fold, wrinkle”), {{inh|en|ine-pro|*(s)ker-||to turn, bend}} Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to turn, bend”), {{cog|is|hrukka||wrinkle, crease, ruck}} Icelandic hrukka (“wrinkle, crease, ruck”), {{cog|goh|runza||fold, wrinkle, crease}} Old High German runza (“fold, wrinkle, crease”), {{cog|de|Runzel||wrinkle}} German Runzel (“wrinkle”), {{cog|dum|ronse||frown}} Middle Dutch ronse (“frown”), {{l|en|frounce}} frounce, {{cog|ga|roc}} Irish roc Head templates: {{en-verb}} ruck (third-person singular simple present rucks, present participle rucking, simple past and past participle rucked)
  1. (transitive) To crease or fold. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-ruck-en-verb-en:to_crease_or_fold__something_
  2. (intransitive) To become creased or folded. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-ruck-en-verb-en:to_become_creased_or_folded
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ruck up Related terms: ruche (english: to pleat; to bunch up), rutch (english: to slide)
Etymology number: 2

Verb

Forms: rucks [present, singular, third-person], rucking [participle, present], rucked [participle, past], rucked [past]
Etymology: Compare Danish ruge (“to brood, to hatch”). Etymology templates: {{cog|da|ruge||to brood, to hatch}} Danish ruge (“to brood, to hatch”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} ruck (third-person singular simple present rucks, present participle rucking, simple past and past participle rucked)
  1. (UK, dialect, obsolete) To cower or huddle together; to squat; to sit, as a hen on eggs. Tags: UK, dialectal, obsolete
    Sense id: en-ruck-en-verb-Xc11vz3J Categories (other): British English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Verb

Forms: rucks [present, singular, third-person], rucking [participle, present], rucked [participle, past], rucked [past]
Etymology: Clipping of rucksack. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|rucksack}} Clipping of rucksack Head templates: {{en-verb}} ruck (third-person singular simple present rucks, present participle rucking, simple past and past participle rucked)
  1. To carry a backpack while hiking or marching. Related terms: rucksack, backpack, backpacking
    Sense id: en-ruck-en-verb-OFMrfqm9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 5

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2003, Nadine Gordimer, “L,U, C, I, E.”, in Loot and Other Stories, New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux",
          "text": "The army had a shooting range up there hidden in the chestnut forests, that was all; like a passing plane rucking the fabric of perfect silence, the shots brought all that shatters continuity in life, the violence of emotions, the trajectories of demands and contests of will.",
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          "ref": "2007, Brandon Friedman, The War I Always Wanted: The Illusion of Glory, page 57",
          "text": "Shah-e-Kot Valley, Afghanistan. March 2002. I strained to see over the soldiers in front of me. They were struggling to shuffle off the bird as quickly as they could. I dragged my ruck across the floor of the aircraft in my right hand.",
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          "ref": "June 16 2015, Brandon Cole, “Mount Vernon's Barnes to Compete in \"Death Race\"”, in the Posey County News, page 13",
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          "ref": "1873, Anthony Trollope, Phineas Redux, archived from the original on 2014-08-11, Chapter 16",
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    {
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          "Australian rules football#English"
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          "ref": "1911, Saki, “Tobermory”, in The Chronicles of Clovis",
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        "English terms with quotations"
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        {
          "ref": "2023-01-28, Justin Myers, “62 dating green flags that shout ‘this one’s a keeper’”, in The Guardian",
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        "(colloquial) An argument or fight."
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        "colloquial"
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        "neuter"
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        "feminine"
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        },
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        },
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          "ref": "1989, Carol Shields, “Block Out”, in The Collected Stories, Random House Canada, 2004, page 299",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "2003, Nadine Gordimer, “L,U, C, I, E.”, in Loot and Other Stories, New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux",
          "text": "The army had a shooting range up there hidden in the chestnut forests, that was all; like a passing plane rucking the fabric of perfect silence, the shots brought all that shatters continuity in life, the violence of emotions, the trajectories of demands and contests of will.",
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        "(transitive) To crease or fold."
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        "(intransitive) To become creased or folded."
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        "Obsolete form of roc."
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          "ref": "2007, Brandon Friedman, The War I Always Wanted: The Illusion of Glory, page 57",
          "text": "Shah-e-Kot Valley, Afghanistan. March 2002. I strained to see over the soldiers in front of me. They were struggling to shuffle off the bird as quickly as they could. I dragged my ruck across the floor of the aircraft in my right hand.",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "July 5, 2013, Brad McLeod, Top 10 Ruck Marching Tips, accessed 17 JUL 2015",
          "text": "First of all – a “ruck” is nothing more than a backpack. So to \"ruck march\" is to carry a heavy duty backpack on a hike (loaded with gear and supplies).",
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        },
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          "ref": "2015, Sean T. Smith, Wrath and Redemption",
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        "military",
        "politics",
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}

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          "text": "He started at 9:30 a.m. on Sunday as he began rucking to church. He changed his clothes, went to church and then began rucking again. That distance totaled about nine miles. Rucking is hiking with a military style backpack, filled with weight.",
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}

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        "plural"
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      "glosses": [
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