RUSE


Meaning of RUSE in English

/ ruːz; NAmE / noun

a way of doing sth or of getting sth by cheating sb

SYN trick

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WORD ORIGIN

late Middle English (as a hunting term): from Old French , from ruser use trickery, earlier drive back, perhaps based on Latin rursus backwards.

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