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ruse

noun

1 ruse

A deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture).

synonym: artifice.

Roget 702: cunning, craft; cunningness, craftiness etc. adj.; subtlety, artificiality; maneuvering etc. v.; temporization; circumvention.    chicane, ... show more

Dutch: truuk, sluwheid, truc, kneep, handigheid, kunstgreep, list


Moby thesaurus: art, artful dodge, artifice, bag of tricks, blind, bluff, bosey, catch, chicanery, chouse, conspiracy, contrivance, coup, craft, curve, curve-ball, cute trick, deceit, deception, design ... show more.

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