RuckRUCK, verb transitive [Latin rugo, to wrinkle, to fold; ruga, a fold.]1. To cower; to bend and set close. [Not in use.]2. To wrinkle; as, to ruck up cloth or a garment.[In this sense, the word is still used by the common people of New England.]RUCK, noun A wrinkle; a fold; a plait.