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Definition of ruck verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

ruck

verb
 
/rʌk/
 
/rʌk/
[intransitive]
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they ruck
 
/rʌk/
 
/rʌk/
he / she / it rucks
 
/rʌks/
 
/rʌks/
past simple rucked
 
/rʌkt/
 
/rʌkt/
past participle rucked
 
/rʌkt/
 
/rʌkt/
-ing form rucking
 
/ˈrʌkɪŋ/
 
/ˈrʌkɪŋ/
Phrasal Verbs
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  1. (in rugby) to take part in a ruck
    Word Originverb Middle English (in the sense ‘stack of fuel, heap’): apparently of Scandinavian origin; compare with Norwegian ruke ‘heap of hay’. ruck up/​ruck something up. late 18th cent. (as a noun): from Old Norse hrukka.
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