ruse
(ruːz , US ruːs )
Word forms: ruses
countable noun
A ruse is an action or plan which is intended to deceive someone. [formal]
It is now clear that this was a ruse to divide them.
Synonyms: trick, deception, ploy, hoax
Image of ruse
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Collocations:
ruse works
The ruse worked despite his almost uncontrollable trembling.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The ruse worked for three years until a judge asked the specialist cancer hospital if the 51-year-old was a patient.
The Sun (2009)
Not only does the ruse work, but it succeeds beyond anyone's wildest expectations.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Translations:
Chinese: 诡计
Japanese: 策略
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