trick, ruse, stratagem, maneuver, artifice, wile, feint mean an indirect means to gain an end. trick may imply deception, roguishness, illusion, and either an evil or harmless end.
A ruse was to cheat at the medical by sending a person who looked healthy, or by manipulating blood pressure.
RUSE definition: a trick, stratagem, or artifice. See examples of ruse used in a sentence.
Definition of ruse noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Jan 31, 2026 · ruse (third-person singular simple present ruses, present participle rusing, simple past and past participle rused) (intransitive) To deceive or trick using a ruse. quotations
There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun ruse, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
Ruse definition: A crafty stratagem; a subterfuge.
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ruse in British English (ruːz ) noun an action intended to mislead, deceive, or trick; stratagem
His act was just a clever ruse to get me to go out with him.
