name
Meaning 1
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
ruckle
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈɹʌkəl/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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rhymes with -ʌkəl
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CMU ARPABET: R AH1 K AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A disordered collection.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 3
A wrinkle.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 4
A rattling noise in the throat, as from suffocation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Scotland
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verb
Meaning 5
To crease or wrinkle.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
Meaning 6
To make a rattling noise in the throat.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Scotland, intransitive
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verb
Meaning 7
make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- The dress got wrinkled
- crease the paper like this to make a crane
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: wrinkle, crease, crinkle, scrunch, scrunch up, crisp
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: fold, fold up, turn up
Narrower terms: pucker, rumple, cockle, crumple, knit, ruck, ruck up
verb
Meaning 8
make a hoarse, rattling sound
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: rattle
History
Etymology
Variant of ruck.
Probably cognate with Dutch rochelen (“to hawk”).