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■ noun
1》 Rugby a loose scrum formed around a player with the ball on the ground. Compare with maul .
↘ Australian Rules a group of three players who follow the play without fixed positions.
2》 a tightly packed crowd of people.
■ verb Rugby & Australian Rules take part in a ~.
Origin
ME (in the sense 'stack of fuel, heap'): appar. of Scand. origin.
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~ 2
■ verb make or form wrinkles, creases, or folds.
■ noun a crease or wrinkle.
Origin
C18: from ON hrukka .
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~ 3 Brit.
informal
■ noun a brawl.
■ verb engage in a brawl.
Origin
1950s: perh. a shortened form of ruction or ~us .