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View usage for: (ruːz, US ruːs) Word forms: plural rusescountable nounA ruse is an action or plan which is intended to deceive someone. [formal] It is now clear that this was a ruse to divide them. Synonyms: trick, deception, ploy, hoax More Synonyms of ruse (ruːz) nounan action intended to mislead, deceive, or trick; stratagem Word origin C15: from Old French: trick, esp to evade capture, from ruser to retreat, from Latin recūsāre to refuse (ˈruːseɪ) nouna city in NE Bulgaria, on the River Danube: the chief river port and one of the largest industrial centres in Bulgaria. Pop: 172 000 (2005 est) (ˈrusi) city in N Bulgaria, on the Danube: pop. 169,000 (ruz; rus) noun a stratagem, trick, or artifice SIMILAR WORDS: trick Word origin Fr < MFr < OFr reuser, to deceive < L recusare, to be reluctant, refuse: see recusant © Editorial RENATO SEIJI KAWASAKI / Shutterstock.com, Shutterstock Examples of 'ruse' in a sentenceruse The ruse worked despite his almost uncontrollable trembling.Now other tropical sea snakes will be studied to see if they use the ruse.But it was only to use as a ruse.Was his slow pace a cunning ruse?Or maybe it was part of a cunning ruse not to get arrested.Was this some ruse worked out on the training ground, they wondered?If it was a ruse, it worked.He was arrested on Monday after agents used a ruse to get his fingerprints.The ruse worked for three years until a judge asked the specialist cancer hospital if the 51-year-old was a patient.The most common ruse was using grandparents' addresses but in some cases parents temporarily rented a home closer to the preferred school.Not only does the ruse work, but it succeeds beyond anyone's wildest expectations.What a cunning ruse of theirs it was, to open for business each day bang on my daughter's teatime. British English: ruse NOUN A ruse is an action or plan which is intended to deceive someone. It is now clear that this was a ruse to divide them. - American English: ruse
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- Chinese: 诡计
- European Spanish: ardid
- French: ruse
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- Italian: stratagemma
- Japanese: 策略
- Korean: 책략
- European Portuguese: ardil
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Definition an action or plan intended to mislead someone This was a ruse to divide them. Synonyms blind wileimposture (formal) Additional synonymsDefinition a clever trick the artifice and illusion of sleight-of-hand card tricks Synonyms cunning, scheming, trick, device, craft, tactic, manoeuvre, deception, hoax, expedient, ruse, guile, trickery, duplicity, subterfuge, stratagem, contrivance, chicanery, wile, craftiness, artfulness, slyness, machination, dodgeDefinition something that deceives You've been the victim of a rather cruel deception. Synonyms trick, lie, fraud, cheat, bluff, sham, snare, hoax, decoy, ruse, artifice, subterfuge, canard, feint, stratagem, porky (British, slang), pork pie (British, slang), wile, hokum (slang, US, Canadian), leg-pull (British, informal), imposture, snow job (slang, US, Canadian), fastie (Australian, slang) Definition a scheme or plan His actions are obviously a device to buy time. Synonyms ploy, scheme, strategy, plan, design, project, shift, trick, manoeuvre, stunt, dodge, expedient, ruse, artifice, gambit, stratagem, wileAdditional synonymsDefinition a cunning and deceitful trick It was probably just a dodge to stop you going away. Synonyms trick, scheme, ploy, trap, device, fraud, con (slang), manoeuvre, deception, scam (slang), gimmick, hoax, wheeze (British, slang), deceit, ruse, artifice, subterfuge, canard, feint, stratagem, contrivance, machination, fastie (Australian, slang) Definition a deception, esp. a practical joke His claim to have a bomb was a hoax. Synonyms trick, joke, fraud, con (informal), deception, spoof (informal), prank, swindle, ruse, practical joke, canard, fast one (informal), imposture, fastie (Australian, slang) Definition deception, esp. by pretending to be someone else Synonyms deception, trick, fraud, cheat, imposition, hoax, counterfeit, swindle, artifice, impersonation, canard, con trick (informal), quackery Definition a contrived, complicated, and possibly deceptive plan or action manoeuvres to block the electoral process Synonyms stratagem, move, plan, action, movement, scheme, trick, plot, tactic, intrigue, dodge, ploy, ruse, artifice, subterfuge, machinationDefinition a manoeuvre designed to gain an advantage in a situation a cynical marketing ploy Synonyms tactic, move, trick, device, game, scheme, manoeuvre, dodge, ruse, gambit, subterfuge, stratagem, contrivance, wileDefinition anything that is not genuine or is not what it appears to be Their promises were exposed as a hollow sham. Synonyms fraud (informal), imitation, hoax, pretence, forgery, counterfeit, pretender, humbug, impostor, feint, pseud (informal), wolf in sheep's clothing, imposture, phoney or phony (informal) Definition a clever plan to deceive an enemy a competitive stratagem to secure customer loyalty Synonyms trick, scheme, manoeuvre, plan, plot, device, intrigue, dodge, ploy, ruse, artifice, subterfuge, feint, wile, tactic, gambitDefinition a trick or deception used to achieve an objective Most people can see right through that type of subterfuge. Synonyms trick, dodge, ploy, shift, manoeuvre, deception, evasion, pretence, pretext, ruse, artifice, duplicity, stratagem, deviousness, machination |