ruck
To contest the possession of the ball in a ruckTo contest the possession of the ball in a ruck.
Meaning
6 senses(transitive)To contest the possession of the ball in a ruck.
(transitive)To crease or fold.
(intransitive)To become creased or folded.
become wrinkled or drawn together
To carry a backpack while hiking or marching.
(obsolete, transitive)To act as a ruck in a stoppage in Australian rules football.
(UK, dialectal, obsolete)To cower or huddle together; to squat; to sit, as a hen on eggs.
Origin
From Middle English ruke, from or related to Old Norse hraukr, which is from Proto-GermaniFrom Middle English ruke, from or related to Old Norse hraukr, which is from Proto-Germanic *hraukaz (“haystack, heap”). Compare Icelandic hrúka, Swedish ruka.
1780, from Old Norse hrukka (“wrinkle, crease”), from Proto-Germanic *hrunkijō, *hrunkitō (“fold, wrinkle”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to turn, bend”).
Compare Danish ruge (“to brood, to hatch”), itself related to Proto-Germanic *hraukaz (“heap, stack”).
Clipping of rucksack.
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Forms
rucks, rucking, rucked, ruckedSynonyms
1 synonyms- become wrinkled or drawn together:pucker
Word family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle