Ruse
[ruːz] or [ruz]
Definition
(n.) An artifice; trick; stratagem; wile; fraud; deceit.
Checker: Mitchell
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [Fr.] Stratagem, trick, fraud, artifice, dodge, wile, manœuvre, deceit, deception, delusion, imposture, BAM, chouse, fetch, clap-trap, crafty device.
Edited by Angus
Definition
n. a turning or doubling as of animals to get out of the way of dogs: a trick fraud or the use of such.—n. Ruse-de-guerre a stratagem of war.
Checker: Wilmer
Examples
- Come, let us put your ruse to the test. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- I knew though that my ruse had worked and that temporarily at least Thuvia and Tars Tarkas were safe, and the means of escape was theirs. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- Indeed, it is a likely ruse enough, observed Bradstreet thoughtfully. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- They were very much excited, and expressed their view that this was all a ruse employed to enable the Confederates to get away. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Kill my jailer by a ruse, and trust to fate to lead me to the outer world in safety. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
Typist: Theodore