This flashcard defines 'ruck' as a noun meaning a large mass of people or things, or a crease. It also defines it as a verb meaning to carry heavy loads (in the military) or to make or form creases.
El flashcard define la palabra 'ruck' como un sustantivo que significa una gran masa de gente o cosas, o una arruga. También como verbo, significa llevar cargas pesadas (en el ejército) o hacer o formar arrugas.
| Back | ruck /ruk/ |
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| Front | noun 1. A large mass, especially of ordinary people or things. 2. A crease or wrinkle. verb tr., intr. 1. In the US military, to carry heavy loads while afoot. To make a crease or to become creased. [From Old Norse hrukka (wrinkle, fold). Ultimately from the Indo-European root sker- (to turn or bend), which is also the source of ranch, rank, shrink, circle, circa, crisp, corolla, search, ring, curb, ridge, curve, corolla, and coronary. Earliest documented use: 1225.] "Any genuine pilgrim would have to fight his way past a ruck of tourists to get close to such an object." - Keith Miller; St Peter's; Profile Books; 2010. "She ran across the room and tripped on the rucked carpet under the bed." - Liz Ryan; Sometimes a Rogue; Hodder & Stoughton; 1997. |
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