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.

A ruse was to cheat at the medical by sending a person who looked healthy, or by manipulating blood pressure.

RUSE definition: a trick, stratagem, or artifice. See examples of ruse used in a sentence.

Definition of ruse noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Dec 29, 2025 · ruse (third-person singular simple present ruses, present participle rusing, simple past and past participle rused) (intransitive) To deceive or trick using a ruse. quotations

ruse in British English (ruːz ) noun an action intended to mislead, deceive, or trick; stratagem

You'd use a ruse if you were up to something sneaky and were trying to get away with it without being discovered. The wife planning a surprise birthday party for her husband could send him out to the …

It uses some ruse, such as the recipient's account is about to be suspended, to entice the recipient to click a link that is included.

[ + to do sth ] The story was just a ruse to get her out of the house. (Definition of ruse from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

The Ruse: Directed by Stevan Mena. With Veronica Cartwright, Madelyn Dundon, Michael Steger, Drew Moerlein. An in-home caregiver fears for her life after being assigned to a mysterious elderly patient …