ruck
noun · verb
Simple meaning
A crowd usually of ordinary or undistinguished persons or things.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
ruhkIPA pronunciation (US)
ˈɹʌk
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
A crowd especially of ordinary or undistinguished persons or things
“His brilliance raised him above the ruck.”
A throng or crowd of people or things; a mass, a pack.
The common mass of people or things; the ordinary ranks.
In Australian rules football
A player who competes in said contests; a ruckman or ruckwoman.
Any one of a ruckman, a ruck rover or a rover; a follower.
verb
To carry a backpack while hiking or marching.
transitive
To crease or fold.
intransitive
To become creased or folded.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: A crowd especially of ordinary or undistinguished persons or things
Used this way, ruck is a common word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
“His brilliance raised him above the ruck.”
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
More ways to use ruck
- “His brilliance raised him above the ruck.”noun
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