To open out; to unfold; to spread out (a body of troops) in such a way that they shall display a wider front and less depth; - the reverse of ploy; as, to deploy a column of troops into line of battle.
To place (people or other resources) into a position so as to be ready to for action or use.
The act of deploying; a spreading out of a body of men in order to extend their front.
To inclose; to infold.
To use; to have in service; to cause to be engaged in doing something; - often followed by in, about, on, or upon, and sometimes by to; as: (a) To make use of, as an instrument, a means, a material, etc., for a specific purpose; to apply; as, to employ the pen in writing, bricks in building, words and phrases in speaking; to employ the mind; to employ one’s energies.
To occupy; as, to employ time in study.
That which engages or occupies a person; fixed or regular service or business; employment.
