'Ruse' definitions:
Definition of 'ruse'
(from WordNet)
noun
A deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture) [syn: ruse, artifice]
Definition of 'Ruse'
From: GCIDE
- Ruse \Ruse\, n. [F., fr. OF. re["u]ser, rehuser, to turn aside, to shuffle, retreat, fr. L. recusare to refuse; pref. re- again + causa cause. See Cause, and cf. Recusant.] An artifice; trick; stratagem; wile; fraud; deceit. [1913 Webster]
- Ruse de guerre[F.], a stratagem of war. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'ruse'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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