ruck
2 synonyms for ruck, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — A large, tightly packed group of people or things.
Synonyms
Less common
Still standard English, but they carry more weight.
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
Etymology
It comes from Middle English ruke, from or related to Old Norse hraukr, which in turn goes back to Proto-Germanic *hraukaz ("haystack, heap"). Compare Icelandic hrúka and Swedish ruka.
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