ruck up

verb

To form untidy creases or folds in an article of clothing.

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Meanings

verbruck up (third-person singular simple present rucks up, present participle rucking up, simple past and past participle rucked up)

present singular third person rucks up · participle present rucking up · participle past rucked up · past rucked up

  1. To form untidy creases or folds in an article of clothing.
  2. UScolloquialidiomaticvulgarTo be brave, to show some courage, to keep moving forward in a difficult situation.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbbecome wrinkled or drawn together

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puckerruck
Broader
wrinklerucklecrease
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puckerruckstrap on a pair

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cite this entry
APA

ruck up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ruck%20up

MLA

“ruck up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ruck%20up. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ruck up,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ruck%20up.

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