Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun ruck
2 senses of ruck
Sense 1
ruck, herd -- (a crowd especially of ordinary or undistinguished persons or things; "his brilliance raised him above the ruck"; "the children resembled a fairy herd")
=> multitude, throng, concourse -- (a large gathering of people)
Sense 2
pucker, ruck -- (an irregular fold in an otherwise even surface (as in cloth))
=> fold, crease, plication, flexure, crimp, bend -- (an angular or rounded shape made by folding; "a fold in the napkin"; "a crease in his trousers"; "a plication on her blouse"; "a flexure of the colon"; "a bend of his elbow")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb ruck
1 sense of ruck
Sense 1
pucker, ruck, ruck up -- (become wrinkled or drawn together; "her lips puckered")
=> wrinkle, ruckle, crease, crinkle, scrunch, scrunch up, crisp -- (make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in; "The dress got wrinkled"; "crease the paper like this to make a crane")