rucking

We have found lemma(root) word of rucking : ruck.

Definitions


[rʌk], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a loose scrum formed around a player with the ball on the ground
(e.g: players will be encouraged to go to the ground when tackled to form a ruck)

- a tightly packed crowd of people
(e.g: Harry squeezed through the ruck to order another pint)


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Origin:
Middle English (in the sense ‘stack of fuel, heap’): apparently of Scandinavian origin; compare with Norwegian ruke ‘heap of hay’


[rʌk], (Verb)

Definitions:
- take part in a ruck
(e.g: too often the pack failed to ruck as a unit)


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Origin:
Middle English (in the sense ‘stack of fuel, heap’): apparently of Scandinavian origin; compare with Norwegian ruke ‘heap of hay’


[rʌk], (Verb)

Definitions:
- compress or move (cloth or clothing) so that it forms a number of untidy folds or creases
(e.g: her skirt was rucked up)


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Origin:
late 18th century (as a noun): from Old Norse hrukka


[rʌk], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a crease or wrinkle


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Origin:
late 18th century (as a noun): from Old Norse hrukka


[rʌk], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a rucksack
(e.g: I barely had time to repack my ruck)


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[rʌk], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a quarrel or fight, especially a brawl involving several people
(e.g: there was a rare old ruck before the police arrived)


Phrases:

Origin:
1950s: perhaps a shortened form of ruction or ruckus


[rʌk], (Verb)

Definitions:
- engage in a ruck
(e.g: with no money and nothing to do, they started rucking)


Phrases:

Origin:
1950s: perhaps a shortened form of ruction or ruckus




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