engagement

Noun
  1. A hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war (synset 100955670)
    "Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga"; "he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement"
    referred to in: armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation
    is a type of: action, military action - a military engagement
    subtypes:
    • armageddon - any catastrophically destructive battle
    • pitched battle - a fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place
    • naval battle - a pitched battle between naval fleets
    • armed combat, combat - an engagement fought between two military forces
    • dogfight - an aerial engagement between fighter planes
    • assault - close fighting during the culmination of a military attack
    specific instances:
    • battle of britain - the prolonged bombardment of British cities by the German Luftwaffe during World War II and the aerial combat that accompanied it
    • drogheda - in 1649 the place was captured by Oliver Cromwell, who massacred the Catholic inhabitants
    is a part of: war, warfare - the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
    same as: battle, conflict, fight
  2. A meeting arranged in advance (synset 108401740)
    "she asked how to avoid kissing at the end of a date"
    is a type of: get together, meeting - a small informal social gathering
    subtypes:
    member holonym: date, escort - a participant in a date
    same as: appointment, date
  3. A mutual promise to marry (synset 107242871)
    is a type of: promise - a verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future
    subtypes: ringing - the giving of a ring as a token of engagement
    same as: betrothal, troth
  4. The act of giving someone a job (synset 101220349)
    is a type of: action - something done (usually as opposed to something said)
    subtypes:
    • shape-up - a way of hiring longshoremen by the day; applicants gather around a union boss who selects those to be hired
    • call-back - the recall of an employee after a layoff
    • booking, reservation - the act of reserving (a place or passage) or engaging the services of (a person or group)
    same as: employment
  5. Employment for performers or performing groups that lasts for a limited period of time (synset 100271763)
    "the play had bookings throughout the summer"
    is a type of: employment, work - the occupation for which you are paid
    subtypes: gig - a booking for musicians
    same as: booking
  6. Contact by fitting together (synset 107352714)
    "the engagement of the clutch"; "the meshing of gears"
    is a type of: contact, impinging, striking - the physical coming together of two or more things
    same as: interlocking, mesh, meshing
  7. The act of sharing in the activities of a group (synset 101241629)
    "the teacher tried to increase his students' engagement in class activities"
    is a type of: group action - action taken by a group of people
    subtypes:
    same as: involution, involvement, participation

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