ruck up
C1 neutral mixed both
In simple words
to get pushed into messy folds
Meanings
1 C1 neutral
to become folded or gathered into uneven wrinkles
"My T-shirt rucked up under my jacket and felt uncomfortable."
Grammar: mixed
2 C1 neutral
to cause cloth or another soft material to gather into folds
"He rucked up the blanket with his knees during the night."
Grammar: separable
Usage notes
Mainly British English. Commonly used for clothes, carpets, and fabric. Often appears as 'be rucked up'.
Commonly used with
shirt skirt carpet sheet fabric trousers
Forms
Base
ruck up
I/you/we/they
3rd person
rucks up
he/she/it
Past simple
rucked up
yesterday
Past participle
rucked up
have + pp
-ing form
rucking up
continuous
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