ruck

🇺🇸 /rʌk/ 🇬🇧 /rʌk/
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noun
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A ruck is when a group of rugby players gather around the ball on the ground and push against each other to try to gain possession.

During the match, there was a big ruck that made it hard to see the ball.

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A ruck is a group of people standing close together, often in a disorderly or confused way.

The crowd formed a ruck near the entrance as they waited to get in.

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The ruck refers to the common people or everyday events.

She wanted to escape the ruck and live a more exciting life.

verb
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To ruck is to participate in a ruck, usually in a rugby game.

The players rucked fiercely, trying to gain control of the ball.

translation

n. A ruck is when a group of rugby players gather around the ball on the ground and push against each other to try to gain possession.; A ruck is a group of people standing close together, often in a disorderly or confused way.; The ruck refers to the common people or everyday events.
v. To ruck is to participate in a ruck, usually in a rugby game.

Word Forms

3rd Present rucks
Progressive rucking
Past rucked
Plural rucks
Perfect rucked