ruck

(noun, verb)

noun

1. a crowd especially of ordinary or undistinguished persons or things

- his brilliance raised him above the ruck

Similar word(s): herd

Definition categories: group, concourse, multitude, throng

2. an irregular fold in an otherwise even surface (as in cloth)

Similar word(s): pucker

Definition categories: shape, bend, crease, crimp, flexure, fold, plication

verb

1. become wrinkled or drawn together

Similar word(s): pucker

Definition categories: contact, crease, crinkle, crisp, ruckle, scrunch, wrinkle