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rucks up

rucks up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of ruck up.

Meaning of ruck up

Verb

ruck up (third-person singular simple present rucks up, present participle rucking up, simple past and past participle rucked up)

  1. To form untidy creases or folds in an article of clothing.
  2. (US, colloquial, idiomatic, vulgar) To be brave, to show some courage, to keep moving forward in a difficult situation.

Questions about rucks up

What is rucks up the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Rucks up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of ruck up.

Words near rucks up in the dictionary

  1. ruckly
  2. ruckman
  3. Ruckmans
  4. ruckmen
  5. rucks
  6. rucks up
  7. rucksac
  8. rucksack
  9. rucksacks
  10. rucksacs
  11. Ruckstuhl

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