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ruck

[ US /ˈɹək/ ]
[ UK /ɹˈʌk/ ]
NOUN
  1. a crowd especially of ordinary or undistinguished persons or things
    his brilliance raised him above the ruck
    the children resembled a fairy herd
  2. an irregular fold in an otherwise even surface (as in cloth)
VERB
  1. become wrinkled or drawn together
    her lips puckered

How To Use ruck In A Sentence

  • If head-to-toe leopard seems a bit too Big Cat Diary to appeal, then a waterproof rucksack or bumbag in the same print are an easy way to add a distinctive touch to a more classic outfit. The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed
  • He says the briefcase is impractical: A lot of other people in our office use rucksacks because they cycle to work. Briefcases are the new suspenders | clusterflock
  • But as I was mulling this a little later, I was suddenly struck by one of those things that was probably already obvious to everyone else: There are a handful of strange inflection points where rock nerd culture and mass culture are in eerie synchrony for a few moments before skittering off in their respective ways for a bit — and one of them was my early teens. The (Rock) Stars Are Aligned
  • The Chorus also recalls how Bacchus' mother, a mortal woman, was killed after she was tragically struck by Zeus' thunderbolt.
  • Spanish-American War of 1898 Edison suggested to the Navy Department the adoption of a compound of calcium carbide and calcium phosphite, which when placed in a shell and fired from a gun would explode as soon as it struck water and ignite, producing a blaze that would continue several minutes and make the ships of the enemy visible for four or five miles at sea. Edison, His Life and Inventions
  • She was struck dumb at the news.
  • He died after his van crashed into a rubbish truck.
  • I've got a face like a punctured beachball, like an arse that's fallen downstairs, like a rucksack full of dented bells. Charlie Brooker's Screen burn: What Not To Wear
  • Those who had struck it rich wore black woollen trousers and Napoleon boots, and sported silk sashes and gaily coloured kerchiefs.
  • Two fire trucks and more than 50 firefighters were last night battling to extinguish the blaze. Times, Sunday Times
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