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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

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

After just three minutes, the towering Josh Lord ambled through a huge gap in a ruck before nonchalantly popping the ball off to scampering scrum-half Roigard.

From BBC • Nov. 8, 2025

Her high energy and ability to find holes will mean England's defence around the ruck will have to be very sharp and diligent.

From BBC • Sep. 25, 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