ruse n : a deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture) [syn: artifice]

English

Etymology

From Old (and modern) French ruse.

Pronunciation

• /ruːz/
• ro͞oz, /ru:z/

  Rhymes: Rhymes: -uːz

Homophones

• roos

Noun

1. a trick
2. guile

Translations

• Czech: úskok , lest
• Portuguese: truque, maracutaia
• Serbian: smicalica

Derived terms

• ruse de guerre

Anagrams

• user
• sure

French

Etymology

From ruser.

Pronunciation

• /ʀyz/

Noun

ruse

1. cunning, guile
2. ruse, trick

A ruse is an action or plan which is intended to deceive someone. It may also refer to:

• Michael Ruse, a philosopher of science

• Ruse (comics), published by CrossGen

Ruse is the name of several places:

• Ruse, Bulgaria, a city in Bulgaria, usually spelt Rousse
• Ruse Province, the province surrounding the Bulgarian city
• Ruše, a Slovenian city and municipality
• Ruse, New South Wales, a suburb of Sydney, Australia

art, artful dodge, artifice, bag of tricks, blind, bluff, bosey, catch, chicanery, chouse, conspiracy, contrivance, coup, craft, curve, curve-ball, cute trick, deceit, deception, design, device, dirty deal, dirty trick, dodge, expedient, fakement, fast deal, feint, fetch, ficelle, gambit, game, gimmick, googly, grift, hoax, hocus-pocus, imposture, intrigue, jig, joker, juggle, jugglery, knavery, little game, maneuver, move, pass, plot, ploy, pretext, racket, red herring, scheme, scurvy trick, shift, sleight, sleight of hand, sleight-of-hand trick, stratagem, strategy, subterfuge, tactic, trick, trickery, wile, wily device