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How to use ruck in a sentence

13 example sentences · noun, verb

Ruck means a throng or crowd of people or things; a mass, a pack. Example: “Your worth as a couple is not down to how passionate your rucks are—I said rucks—and how frantic the making-up sex is.”

Examples of ruck by meaning

nounAn argument or fight.

  • Your worth as a couple is not down to how passionate your rucks are—I said rucks—and how frantic the making-up sex is.2023 January 28, Justin Myers, “62 dating green flags that shout ‘this one’s a keeper’”, in The Guardian

verbTo crease or fold.

  • "What, exactly, happened down cellar?" Appleyard asked, straightening with his heel a rucked rug.1959, Peter De Vries, The Tents of Wickedness, page 28
  • She wore long dangling earrings faced with mirrors, and white Bermuda shorts rucked back to reveal knees and thighs like waxed maple.1989, Carol Shields, “Block Out”, in The Collected Stories, Random House Canada, 2004, page 299

verbTo become creased or folded.

  • "I want to be sure the sleeves don't ruck up the same as they did yesterday."1917, Edith Wharton, chapter XII, in Summer […], New York, N.Y.: D[aniel] Appleton and Company, →OCLC, page 178

nounA rucksack; a large backpack.

  • I dragged my ruck across the floor of the aircraft in my right hand.2007, Brandon Friedman, The War I Always Wanted: The Illusion of Glory, →ISBN, page 57
  • First of all – a “ruck” is nothing more than a backpack.2013 July 5, Brad McLeod, Top 10 Ruck Marching Tips, accessed 17 JUL 2015

verbTo carry a backpack while hiking or marching.

  • He started at 9:30 a.m. on Sunday as he began rucking to church.2015 June 16, Brandon Cole, “Mount Vernon's Barnes to Compete in "Death Race"”, in the Posey County News, page 13

More sentences with ruck

  • Or sometimes just trying to reach the ruck."2021, Ross Reyburn, Saving Rugby Union. From the entry clear-out
  • Her skirt was rucked up to her map of Tassie as she rested, soaking up the last of the afternoon′s heat.2012, Margareta Osborn, Bella′s Run, page 223. From the entry map of Tassie
  • I just checked my email and the first sergeant at headquarters won't sign a sworn statement about my missing ruck sack.2007, Melia Meichelbock, In the Company of Soldiers. From the entry unfuckingbelievable
  • He wore only a thin-bretelled blue undershirt that rucked under his pectoral mass but stretched ceaseless across his myronic flanks.1974, Guy Davenport, Tatlin!. From the entry myronic
  • He said it was too hot and the way it was rucked up on his back was uncomfortable: also, it made him look so silly.1956, C. S. Lewis, The Last Battle. From the entry lionskin
  • The ruck passes clean through bramble hedges, scattering the circling crowd when the ‘bottle’ breaks loose into the hilltop meadow full of ice-cream vans, pushchairs, picnics and ambulances.2008, 1000 Things to Do in Britain, Time Out Guides, →ISBN, page 106. From the entry ice-cream van

Meaning of ruck

  1. noun A throng or crowd of people or things; a mass, a pack.
  2. noun A contest in games in which the ball is thrown or bounced in the air and two players from opposing teams attempt to give their team an advantage, typically by tapping the ball to a teammate.
  3. noun A player who competes in said contests; a ruckman or ruckwoman.

Full definition of ruck

Questions about ruck in a sentence

How do you use ruck in a sentence?
Ruck is used as a noun and verb. For example: “Your worth as a couple is not down to how passionate your rucks are—I said rucks—and how frantic the making-up sex is.”
What is a short sentence with ruck?
“Or sometimes just trying to reach the ruck."”
What does ruck mean?
Ruck means a throng or crowd of people or things; a mass, a pack.

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