Definitions for ruse
ˈru seɪruse

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.7 / 3 votes

1. ruse, artificenoun

   a deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture)

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. rusenoun

   a trick

2. rusenoun

   guile

3. Rusenoun

   a town in northeastern Bulgaria

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. RUSEnoun

   Cunning; artifice; little stratagem; trick; wile; fraud; deceit. A French word neither elegant nor necessary.

   Etymology: French.

   I might here add much concerning the wiles and ruses, which these timid creatures use to save themselves. John Ray.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Ruse

   A ruse is a deception, an action or plan which is intended to deceive someone, for example a ruse of war.

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1. ruse

   A ruse is a strategy or tactic used to deceive or mislead someone, often to gain an advantage or to hide the truth. It involves trickery, decoys, or misleading schemes.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Rusenoun

   an artifice; trick; stratagem; wile; fraud; deceit

2. Etymology: [F., fr. OF. reser, rehuser, to turn aside, to shuffle, retreat, fr. L. recusare to refuse; pref. re- again + causa cause. See Cause, and cf. Recusant.]

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1. Ruse

   Ruse is comic book concerning detectives Simon Archard and Emma Bishop, that was originally published by CrossGen and was revived in 2011 by Marvel Comics as part of its acquisition of CrossGen titles.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Ruse

   rōōz, n. a turning or doubling, as of animals to get out of the way of dogs: a trick, fraud, or the use of such.—n. Ruse-de-guerre, a stratagem of war. [O. Fr. ruse—ruser, reūser, to get out of the way—L. recusāre, to decline.]

Dictionary of Military and Associated TermsRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. ruse

   In military deception, a trick of war designed to deceive the adversary, usually involving the deliberate exposure of false information to the adversary

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. RUSE

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Ruse is ranked #27918 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Ruse surname appeared 859 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Ruse.
   
   91.7% or 788 total occurrences were White.
   3.6% or 31 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   2.3% or 20 total occurrences were Black.
   1.2% or 11 total occurrences were of two or more races.

Matched Categories

1. • Maneuver

Anagrams for ruse »

1. rues

2. sure

3. user

4. suer

How to pronounce ruse?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of ruse in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of ruse in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of ruse in a Sentence

1. Jennifer Fisher:

   Whether or not Nancy Drew's really dead is the real question, my take is that I see it as being more of a ruse, and hopefully Nancy Drew is really alive and controlling the show from the shadow and investigating in secret.

2. Thom Brooks:

   The general view is that it's a money-making ruse by the Home Office, i haven't really found anyone who found that the test was particularly beneficial for helping them settle in the country.

3. New York:

   ( As conservative lawyers suggest) is why it's a bit hard to swallow that this was just a ruse to see how reporters would react, as a later tweet suggested, this guy who purports to want to protect elections was just weeks ago saying reform of the Electoral Count Act was a ‘ trap, ’.

4. Donald Trump:

   Russia is a ruse, I have nothing to do with Russia. To the best of my knowledge, no person that I deal with does.

5. Leslie Phillips:

   Don't know how he would have got to the Keys since that's like a good five hours from Tampa, but that's where he says that he is, i'm not positive on that, though. I think that that might be a ruse.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=ruse
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Ruse
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=ruse
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruse
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ruse
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=ruse
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=ruse
9. ^ Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
   https://www.tradoc.army.mil/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/AD1029823-DOD-Dictionary-of-Military-and-Associated-Terms-2017.pdf
10. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
    https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html