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ruse

Pronunciation: /ˈrʉː.sə/

“ruse” is a Norwegian Bokmål word. Its 11 meanings in English:

noun

  1. a bag- or basket-shaped fish trap with a narrowing, funnel-shaped entrance which allows fish to enter but makes it difficult for them to escape
  2. a trap or snare

verb

  1. to intoxicate; to cause a state of intoxication
  2. intoxicating; causing a sensation resembling intoxication
  3. intoxicated, drunk
  4. to use alcohol or drugs in order to become intoxicated; to get high
  5. to rush, charge or move at high speed
  6. to fall, plunge or pour down violently
  7. to pursue a bird as it takes flight
  8. to run or cause an engine to run at high speed, especially without engaging the transmission; to rev
  9. to suddenly set an engine running at high speed; to rev up

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German ruse (“fish trap”), of uncertain ultimate origin. It may be related to rør (“reed, pipe”); a Celtic origin has also been proposed. Compare Danish ruse, Swedish ryssja and German Reuse (“fish trap”).

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