<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>a maneuver or stratagem, as in conversation, to gain the advantage.</li><li>Synonyms: gambit, wile, subterfuge, ruse, tactic.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>(used with object) Military Archaic: to move (troops) from a line into a column. Compare deploy.</li><li>(used without object) Military Archaic: to move from a line into a column.</li></ul>