ruse

/ˈrüs/

French, from Old French, roundabout path taken by fleeing game, trickery, from reuser

noun

  1. a wily subterfuge

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. ruse stresses an attempt to mislead by a false impression.

geographical name

  1. city in northeastern Bulgaria on the Danube River south of Bucharest population 148,500

French phrase

  1. war stratagem