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ruse

/ɹuːz/ · noun

Meaning

  1. A turning or doubling back, especially of animals to get out of the way of hunting dogs.
  2. (by extension) An action intended to deceive; a trick.
  3. Cunning, guile, trickery.
  4. To deceive or trick using a ruse.
  5. Of an animal: to turn or double back to elude hunters or their hunting dogs.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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