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Entry 6 senses · 5 variants Webster, 1913

Ruck

/rŭk/ · IPA /ɹʌk/
01 n. A roc.
  1. 1.
    A roc.[Obs. or prov. Eng.]
02 v. t. & i. To draw into wrinkles or unsightly folds; to crease; as, to ruck up a carpet.
imp. & p. p. Rucked; p. pr. & vb. n. Rucking
  1. 1.
    To draw into wrinkles or unsightly folds; to crease; as, to ruck up a carpet.
03 n. A wrinkle or crease in a piece of cloth, or in needlework.
  1. 1.
    A wrinkle or crease in a piece of cloth, or in needlework.
04 v. i. To cower; to huddle together; to squat; to sit, as a hen on eggs.
  1. 1.
    To cower; to huddle together; to squat; to sit, as a hen on eggs.[Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
    “The sheep that rouketh in the fold.” — Chaucer.
05 n. A heap; a rick.
  1. 1.
    A heap; a rick.[Prov Eng. & Scot.]
  2. 2.
    The common sort, whether persons or things; as, the ruck in a horse race.[Colloq.]
    “The ruck in society as a whole.” — Lond. Sat. Rev.