ruck
/rʌk/
verb
- To form or become creased, wrinkled, or gathered into folds.
- His socks rucked down inside his shoes.
- Be careful not to ruck the carpet when you move the furniture.
- The fabric rucked up around her waist.
Antonyms
noun
- A fold, crease, or wrinkle, especially in fabric or clothing.
- The tailor pressed the ruck out of the trousers.
- He smoothed out the ruck in the tablecloth.
- There was a small ruck in the back of her shirt.
- In rugby, a situation where players from both teams gather around the ball on the ground, trying to gain possession.
- He was injured in a heavy ruck during the match.
- The scrum-half quickly cleared the ball from the ruck.
- The team practiced forming a ruck to protect the ball.
- A large number or crowd of people or things, often in a disorganized group.
- He emerged from the ruck of commuters at the station.
- The ruck of fans surged toward the stage.
- The ruck of papers on his desk made it hard to find anything.