engaged

Adjective
  1. Having ones attention or mind or energy engaged (synset 300294477)
    "she keeps herself fully occupied with volunteer activities"; "deeply engaged in conversation"
    similar to: busy - actively or fully engaged or occupied
    same as: occupied
  2. Involved in military hostilities (synset 301520290)
    "the desperately engaged ships continued the fight"
    similar to: involved - connected by participation or association or use
  3. Reserved in advance (synset 301995550)
    similar to: reserved - set aside for the use of a particular person or party
    same as: booked, set-aside
  4. (of facilities such as telephones or lavatories) unavailable for use by anyone else or indicating unavailability;
    (`engaged' is a British term for a busy telephone line) (synset 301627541)
    "her line is busy"; "receptionists' telephones are always engaged"; "the lavatory is in use"; "kept getting a busy signal"
    similar to: occupied - held or filled or in use
    same as: busy, in use
  5. (used of toothed parts or gears) interlocked and interacting (synset 301104510)
    "the gears are engaged"; "meshed gears"; "intermeshed twin rotors"
    similar to: geared - equipped with or connected by gears or having gears engaged
    same as: intermeshed, meshed
  6. Having services contracted for (synset 300867390)
    "the carpenter engaged (or employed) for the job is sick"
    similar to: employed - having your services engaged for; or having a job especially one that pays wages or a salary
  7. Built against or attached to a wall (synset 300569551)
    "engaged columns"
    referred to in: architecture - the discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings
    similar to: connected - joined or linked together

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