ruse Definition
ruse (ro̵̅o̅z, ro̵̅o̅s)
noun
a stratagem, trick, or artifice
Etymology: Fr < MFr < OFr reuser, to deceive < L recusare, to be reluctant, refuse: see recusant
Ruse Definition
Ruse (ro̵̅o̅′sē)
city in N Bulgaria, on the Danube: pop. 169,000
ruse Synonyms
ruse Usage Examples
Converse of object
- try: To make up for their " loss leader " they'll try various ruses particularly getting you to buy their insurance policies.
- use: Using this ruse, he tricks Dare into stealing the Crystal of Life which restores the aging tyrant to full health.
- have: JM: Well, I have a ruse that I never present anything to a producer or anybody saying ' first draft ' .
- employ: Indeed, it seems as if the wily animals employed this ruse to attract the dogs, and make them their prey.
- keep: Nonetheless revenue of drive churchill car insurance might be kept ruse took action a better quote.
- discover: Tho the Nazis immediately discovered the ruse, they could not prevent their troops tuning in.
Adjective modifier
- cunning: We hit on a cunning ruse to save a bit of time!
- clever: Fooling the police The London Greenwich Railroad, 1833 He had a clever ruse for getting the copies out under their noses.
- various: The television show ' Inside edition ' ran a segment showing various ruses to lure women out of malls.
- little: The closure of our little ruse at this time was both unexpected and hilarious.
- other: Looking for a child or pet, or simply befriending the householder, are other ruses that have been used.
- whole: This whole ruse has a limited shelf life, of course, once more potential victims realize what his game is.
Preposition: on
part: Was it deliberate, an accident, or a propaganda ruse on the part of the defending enemy?
Noun used with modifier
marketing: Cynics might claim that turning something that comes out of a tap into an expensive lifestyle choice is the ultimate marketing ruse.
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