RUSE


Meaning of RUSE in English

ruse /ruːz $ ruːs, ruːz/ BrE AmE noun [countable]

[ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: French ; Origin: Old French ruser ; ⇨ ↑ rush 1 ]

a clever trick used to deceive someone:

Agnes tried to think of a ruse to get Paul out of the house.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.