engaged

adj 1: having ones attention or mind or energy engaged; "she keeps

herself fully occupied with volunteer activities";

"deeply engaged in conversation" [syn: {occupied}]

2: involved in military hostilities; "the desperately engaged

ships continued the fight"

3: reserved in advance [syn: {booked}, {set-aside(p)}]

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);

"her line is busy"; "receptionists' telephones are always

engaged"; "the lavatory is in use"; "kept getting a busy

signal" [syn: {busy}, {in use(p)}]

5: (used of toothed parts or gears) interlocked and

interacting; "the gears are engaged"; "meshed gears";

"intermeshed twin rotors" [syn: {meshed}, {intermeshed}]

6: having services contracted for; "the carpenter engaged (or

employed) for the job is sick"

7: (architecture) built against or attached to a wall; "engaged

columns"

8: pledged to be married; "the engaged couple" [syn: {affianced},

{bespoken}, {betrothed}, {pledged}]