ruse.
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
Meaning & usage
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
a trap or snare
Where this word comes from
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”).
to rush, charge or move at high speed
to fall, plunge or pour down violently
to pursue a bird as it takes flight
to run or cause an engine to run at high speed, especially without engaging the transmission; to rev
to suddenly set an engine running at high speed; to rev up
Where this word comes from
The origin is uncertain, probably from Middle Low German rūsen (“to make noise, rumble”). The motor sense is from or influenced by English rouse (“to stir up, excite”). Compare Danish ruse (“to rush, hurry”), Swedish rusa (“to rush”) and German rauschen (“to rush, roar”).
to intoxicate; to cause a state of intoxication
intoxicating; causing a sensation resembling intoxication
intoxicated, drunk
to use alcohol or drugs in order to become intoxicated; to get high
Where this word comes from
From rus (“intoxication”) + -e (“verb-forming suffix”). Compare Danish ruse and Swedish rusa (“to intoxicate; to use intoxicants”).
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