RUSE Meaning of RUSE in English /roohz/ , n.a trick, stratagem, or artifice. [ 1375-1425; late ME (n. use of obs. rusen to detour) ruser to retreat. See RUSH 1 ] Syn . See trick . Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012