To set up, arrange, or deploy; used in words like 布置 bù​zhì or when referring to setting up a defense or array. In this sense, it is often used as a variant of 布 bù.

thread; string; wire; something long and thin like a thread; (bound form) made of cotton thread

To set up, arrange, or deploy; used in words like 布置 bù​zhì or when referring to setting up a defense or array. In this sense, it is often used as a variant of 布 bù.

(bound form) clue; lead; a thread of information or a person who provides such information