ruck

1. (obsolete, transitive) To act as a ruck in a stoppage in Australian rules football.obsoletetransitive

2. (transitive, rugby union) To contest the possession of the ball in a ruck.transitive

1. (transitive) To crease or fold.Examples: "Puzzle begged very hard to have the lion-skin taken off him. He said it was too hot and the way it was rucked up on his back was uncomfortable […]"; ""What, exactly, happened down cellar?" Appleyard asked, straightening with his heel a rucked rug."; "She wore long dangling earrings faced with mirrors, and white Bermuda shorts rucked back to reveal knees and thighs like waxed maple."transitive

2. (intransitive) To become creased or folded.Examples: ""Will you come over now and try on your dress?" Ally asked, looking at her with wistful admiration. "I want to be sure the sleeves don't ruck up the same as they did yesterday.""intransitive

1. (UK, dialect, obsolete) To cower or huddle together; to squat; to sit, as a hen on eggs.Examples: "Bot now thei rucken in here nest And resten as hem liketh best."; "The Rauen rook'd her on the Chimnies top, And chatt'ring Pies in dismall Discords sung."UKdialectalobsolete

1. (slang, especially military) A rucksack; a large backpack.Examples: "Shah-e-Kot Valley, Afghanistan. March 2002. I strained to see over the soldiers in front of me. They were struggling to shuffle off the bird as quickly as they could. I dragged my ruck across the floor of the aircraft in my right hand."; "First of all – a “ruck” is nothing more than a backpack. So to "ruck march" is to carry a heavy duty backpack on a hike (loaded with gear and supplies)."; "Rocky was only five foot six and skinny as a February coyote, but he could hump an eighty pound ruck across twenty mountain miles […]"especiallyslang