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Ruck — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • braid verb To weave three or more strands of hair, thread, or rope together.
  • hitch noun A small problem, delay, or snag.
  • jar noun A small container, usually made of glass or clay, used for storing food or other items.
  • jerk verb To move suddenly and sharply, often without control.
  • jolt verb To shake or push something abruptly and roughly.
  • lurch noun A sudden, unsteady movement, especially forward or to one side.
  • start verb To begin doing something or set something in motion.
  • tug verb To pull at something with a sharp or sustained effort.
  • wrench noun US: a hand tool used to grip and turn nuts, bolts, or pipes; called a spanner in British English.
  • yank verb To pull something suddenly and forcefully.

Senses

Ruck is used for these senses in English:

  • hitch A sudden pull.
  • jar (countable, also, figuratively) A quivering or vibrating movement or sensation resulting from something being shaken or struck.
  • jerk (originally, North America, slang, pejorative) A person with unlikable or obnoxious qualities and behavior, typically mean, self-centered, or disagreeable.
  • jerk (physics, engineering) The rate of change in acceleration with respect to time.
  • jolt An act of jolting.
  • lurch A sudden or unsteady movement.
  • start A sudden involuntary movement.
  • tug A sudden powerful pull.

braid — full definition

  1. verb To weave three or more strands of hair, thread, or rope together.
  2. noun A length of hair, thread, or fiber woven together in interlacing strands.

hitch — full definition

  1. noun A small problem, delay, or snag.
  2. noun A device or fitting used to attach something, such as a trailer, to a vehicle.
  3. verb To fasten or attach something, especially to a vehicle.
  4. verb To hitchhike; to get a ride by signaling passing vehicles.

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