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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈruːz/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ruz/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling'ruse': (ro̅o̅z); 'Ruse': (ro̅o̅′sā)

ruse /ruz/USA pronunciation n. [countable]

a trick:He used a ruse to get past the sentry.

ruse (ro̅o̅z),USA pronunciation n.

a trick, stratagem, or artifice.

Middle French, derivative of ruser to retreat. See rush¹
late Middle English (noun, nominal use of obsolete rusen to detour) 1375–1425

trick.

Ru•se (ro̅o̅′sā),USA pronunciation n.

Place Namesa city in N Bulgaria, on the Danube. 160,351.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

ruse /ruːz/ n

an action intended to mislead, deceive, or trick; stratagem

Etymology: 15th Century: from Old French: trick, esp to evade capture, from ruser to retreat, from Latin recūsāre to refuse

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

Ruse /ˈruːseɪ/ n

a 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)

'ruse' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

cunning - deception - device - gambit - gimmick - knack - maneuver - ploy - rush - trick - shift - stall - stratagem - subterfuge

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Synonyms: artifice, stratagem, ploy, deceit, device, more...

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