(hunting, archaic, rare) simple past tense and past participle of ruse

(hunting, archaic, rare) present participle of ruse

(countable, often hunting, archaic, rare) A turning or doubling back, especially of animals to get out of the way of hunting dogs. / (countable, by extension) An action intended to deceive; a trick.

(intransitive) To deceive or trick using a ruse. / (intransitive, hunting, archaic, rare) Of an animal: to turn or double back to elude hunters or their hunting dogs.

plural of ruse

A city in northeastern Bulgaria.

A surname. / A suburb in the City of Campbelltown, near Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, named after James Ruse.

A stratagem of war.

plural of ruse de guerre