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1  [ruhk] ,
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–noun
1. a large number or quantity; mass.
2. the great mass of undistinguished or inferior persons or things.
Origin:
1175–1225; ME ruke, perh. < Scand; cf. Norw ruka in same senses; akin to rick 1
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2  [ruhk] ,
–noun
1. a fold or wrinkle; crease.
–verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
2. to make or become creased or wrinkled.
Origin:
1780–90; < ON hrukka a wrinkle
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ruck 1   (rŭk)   
n.  

    1. A multitude; a throng.

    2. The undistinguished crowd or ordinary run of persons or things.

    3. A play in Rugby in which a mass of players gathers around a ball dropped by a tackled ball carrier, with each player attempting to gain possession of the ball by kicking it to a teammate.

    4. The mass of players during such a play. Also called loose scrum.

  2. People who are followers, not leaders.

  3. Sports

    1. A play in Rugby in which a mass of players gathers around a ball dropped by a tackled ball carrier, with each player attempting to gain possession of the ball by kicking it to a teammate.

    2. The mass of players during such a play. Also called loose scrum.


[Middle English ruke, heap, probably of Scandinavian origin.]
ruck 2   (rŭk)   
v.   rucked, ruck·ing, rucks

v.   tr.
To make a fold in; crease.
v.   intr.
To become creased.
n.  A crease or pucker, as in cloth.

[Ultimately from Old Norse hrukka, wrinkle, fold; see sker-2 in Indo-European roots.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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