engaged
adjectives
having ones attention or mind or energy engaged
"she keeps herself fully occupied with volunteer activities"; "deeply engaged in conversation"
involved in military hostilities
"the desperately engaged ships continued the fight"
is similar to
connected by participation or association or use
"we accomplished nothing, simply because of the large number of people involved"; "the problems involved"; "the involved muscles"; "I don't want to get involved"; "everyone involved in the bribery case has been identified"
(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)
"her line is busy"; "receptionists' telephones are always engaged"; "the lavatory is in use"; "kept getting a busy signal"
(used of toothed parts or gears) interlocked and interacting
"the gears are engaged"; "meshed gears"; "intermeshed twin rotors"
having services contracted for
"the carpenter engaged (or employed) for the job is sick"
is similar to
having your services engaged for; or having a job especially one that pays wages or a salary
"most of our graduates are employed"
built against or attached to a wall
"engaged columns"
domain category
the discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings
"architecture and eloquence are mixed arts whose end is sometimes beauty and sometimes use"
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