ruck up

ruck up
verb
become wrinkled or drawn together
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her lips puckered

Syn: ↑pucker, ↑ruck
Derivationally related forms: ↑ruck (for: ↑ruck), ↑pucker (for: ↑pucker)
Hypernyms:
wrinkle, ↑ruckle, ↑crease, ↑crinkle, ↑scrunch, ↑scrunch up, ↑crisp
Verb Frames:
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Something ——s

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ˌruck ˈup [intransitive/transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they ruck up he/she/it rucks up present participle rucking up past tense rucked up past participle rucked up] phrasal verb
if a piece of cloth or clothing rucks up, or if you ruck it up, it forms untidy folds

The curtains were rucked up.

Thesaurus: what clothing and cloth can dohyponym
Main entry: ruck

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ˌruck ˈup | ˌruck sthˈup derived
(of cloth) to form untidy folds; to make sth do this

Your dress is rucked up at the back.

Main entry:ruckderived

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