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ruck

noun (CROWD)
 
 
/rʌk/

Definition

the ruck ordinary people or things, that you consider boring: Carter's brilliant second novel lifted her out of the ruck (of average writers).Ordinary people [C] specialized a group of players in rugby who are all together around the ballRugbyGeneral terms used in ball sports
(Definition of ruck noun (CROWD) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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