Definition: having ones attention or mind or energy engaged
Usage: she keeps herself fully occupied with volunteer activities; deeply engaged in conversation
Main entry: engaged
Definition: built against or attached to a wall
Usage: engaged columns
Main entry: engaged
Definition: having services contracted for
Usage: the carpenter engaged (or employed) for the job is sick
Main entry: engaged, intermeshed, meshed
Definition: (used of toothed parts or gears) interlocked and interacting
Usage: the gears are engaged; meshed gears; intermeshed twin rotors
Main entry: engaged
Definition: involved in military hostilities
Usage: the desperately engaged ships continued the fight
Main entry: engaged, in use, busy
Definition: (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)
Usage: her line is busy; receptionists' telephones are always engaged; the lavatory is in use; kept getting a busy signal
Main entry: engaged, set-aside, booked
Definition: reserved in advance