Difference between Pucker and Ruck

What is the difference between Pucker and Ruck?

Pucker as a verb is to pinch or wrinkle; to squeeze inwardly, to dimple or fold. while Ruck as a verb is to act as a ruckman in a stoppage in australian rules football.

Pucker

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To pinch or wrinkle; to squeeze inwardly, to dimple or fold.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A fold or wrinkle. A sour situation.

Ruck

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A rapidly moving throng or mob; a pack of people actively engaged in something.The situation formed when a runner is brought to ground and one or more members of each side are engaged above the ball, trying to win possession of it; a loose scrum.Contesting a bounce or ball up; used appositionally in "ruck contest". Rucks also used collectively either of ruckmen or of ruckmen and ruck rovers, and occasionally used in place of "followers" (including rovers too).A fight, a scuffle.The commonplace; the lower social classes.A crease, a wrinkle, a pucker, as on fabric.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To act as a ruckman in a stoppage in Australian Rules football.To crease or fold.To become folded.

We hope you now know whether to use Pucker or Ruck in your sentence.

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