ruck

verb

Definition of rucknext
as in to crease

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  1. crease
  2. fold
  3. pucker
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  • Find it on Amazon Sleep Without Damaging Your Hair Using Kitsch Satin Hair Scrunchies Salons also have the best hair ties, like these satin Kitsch scrunchies, which won’t crease or break your hair.
    Hyphensocial Contributors, Rolling Stone, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Designed to smooth onto eyelids without creasing or settling into fine lines and wrinkles, the shadow has dual functionality—much like its namesake mystical creature.
    Jenny Berg, Vogue, 23 Nov. 2024
Definition of crease
Verb
  • Undulating forms press outward toward the edges and then fold back in on themselves, like ocean waves or a flower’s petals.
    Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
  • By the time Hitsville had folded, the church had become a multi-tentacled house of God, raking in millions from a theology school, TV network, a college, daycare center, and other ancillary businesses.
    David Browne, Rolling Stone, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of fold
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  • Keep in Mind The edges puckered a little after going through the wash.
    Kathleen Felton, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Sep. 2024
  • Sebastian Stan calls out journalist who refers to his new character with disfigurement as a 'beast' But as Donny's ego grows, so does his waistline, his bald spot, and his exaggerated way of talking, his lips puckering in direct correlation to his spiraling egomania.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 1 Sep. 2024
Definition of pucker
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“Ruck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ruck. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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