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Meanings of ruck in English

Portuguese
multidão
Catalan
massa
Spanish
masa

A crowd especially of ordinary or undistinguished persons or things.

multidão
Catalan
ruga
Spanish
arruga

An irregular fold in an otherwise even surface (as in cloth)

ruga
Spanish
fruncir

Become wrinkled or drawn together.

fruncir
Usage of ruck in English
1
A ruck is set up on the left near the French line.
The Irish Times
2
Granted, the ruck clean-outs at Test level are incredibly accurate these days.
The Guardian
3
The difficulty is to stand out above the ruck, to become noticed.
The Gray Dawn
4
MacAuliff has taken two Geiger counters from a ruck-sack in the corner.
The thing from another world
5
He emerged from the ruck a few moments later, disheveled but triumphant.
Captivating Mary Carstairs
6
They rely on quick, ruck ball and a very high paced game.
News.com.au
7
He told the boys to top off their Camelbaks and ruck up.
Kill bin laden: a delta force commander's account of the hunt fo...
8
Twisted elbow Keep an eye to the left corner of the ruck.
The South African
9
Mark Andrews is on for a ruck, Who is Gary Naylor again?
The Guardian
10
He's not going to be a silly boy and start a ruck.
Coalition's End
11
They are raising a ruck and crying foul to beat the devil.
Scarlet
12
Obviously Brodie's had an unbelievable year and revolutionised the ruck role.
News.com.au
13
He's got a good understanding of how to create chaos at the ruck.
News.com.au
14
The other three law amendment trials all relate to the ruck.
Radio NZ
15
He can be selected as a ruck or a forward for added value.
News.com.au
16
Ahead are the combat runs and ruck humps on San Clemente.
The warrior elite: the forging of seal class 228
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Translations for ruck
Portuguese
multidão
Ruck through the time
Ruck across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United Kingdom
Less common