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ruck

Learn how to correctly hyphenate "ruck" with detailed syllable breakdown and pronunciation guide.

1 syllable
4 characters
English (US)
1syllable

ruck

Hyphenation via the Knuth-Liang algorithm — result not verified against authoritative sources.

Because it is a word with a single syllable, ruck is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.

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Definitions ofruck

1noun
  • A throng or crowd of people or things; a mass, a pack.
  • In Australian rules football
  • The situation formed when a player carrying the ball is brought to the ground and one or more members of each side are engaged above the ball, trying to win possession of it; a loose scrum.
  • The common mass of people or things; the ordinary ranks.
1verb
  • To act as a ruck in a stoppage in Australian rules football.
  • To contest the possession of the ball in a ruck.
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