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How to pronounce ruck in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms herd
Type of multitude, concourse, throng


his brilliance raised him above the ruck.
Type Words
Synonyms pucker
Type of flexure, fold, plication, bend, crease, crimp
Type Words
Synonyms pucker, ruck up
Type of crease, crinkle, crisp, ruckle, scrunch, scrunch up, wrinkle

Examples of ruck

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Tiverton took an early three points as they kicked a penalty for a ruck offence.
From the middevonstar.co.uk
Mark Seaby could also come back to provide support to Shane Mumford in the ruck.
From the canberratimes.com.au
There is a danger that scrums will go the way of the ruck, losing their essence.
From the guardian.co.uk
That's considering the ruck speed was painfully slow which I wasn't happy about.
From the metro.co.uk
Branch, an ex-New Norfolk player, is tipped to play in the ruck against Carver.
From the themercury.com.au
You can't hear much at the bottom of a ruck, so you need help and simple calls.
From the telegraph.co.uk
If there is to be a sort-it-out ruck, the manager is adamant he will be involved.
From the express.co.uk
The former vice-captain will work at the port part-time as the club's ruck coach.
From the au.news.yahoo.com
A lot of the taller players now have to be able to play forward, back and ruck.
From the brimbankweekly.com.au
More examples
  • A crowd especially of ordinary or undistinguished persons or things; "his brilliance raised him above the ruck"; "the children resembled a fairy herd"
  • Pucker: become wrinkled or drawn together; "her lips puckered"
  • Pucker: an irregular fold in an otherwise even surface (as in cloth)
  • Ruck is the position filled by the ruckman in Australian rules football.
  • A rapidly moving throng or mob; a pack of people actively engaged in something; The situation formed when a runner is brought to ground and one or more members of each side are engaged above the ball, trying to win possession of it; a loose scrum; Contesting a bounce or ball up; used ...
  • Originally small informal gatherings of past and future AT hikers, they have evolved into larger annual scheduled events.
  • Any attacking move intended to promote the ball down the field rather than specifically result in a touchdown.
  • Refers to all players involved in and around the tackle and subsequent play the ball.
  • A tight and solid player.