ruck (n.)

  1. a crowd especially of ordinary or undistinguished persons or things; his brilliance raised him above the ruck; the children resembled a fairy herd

    [ Syn: herd ]

  2. an irregular fold in an otherwise even surface (as in cloth)

    [ Syn: pucker ]

    ruck (v.)

  1. become wrinkled or drawn together; her lips puckered

    [ Syn: pucker , ruck up ]

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