(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"
(architecture) built against or attached to a wall; "engaged columns"
having services contracted for; "the carpenter engaged (or employed) for the job is sick"
involved in military hostilities; "the desperately engaged ships continued the fight"
(used of toothed parts or gears) interlocked and interacting; "the gears are engaged"; "meshed gears"; "intermeshed twin rotors"
having ones attention or mind or energy engaged; "she keeps herself fully occupied with volunteer activities"; "deeply engaged in conversation"
built against or attached to a wall; "engaged columns"
(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
having ones attention or mind or energy engaged
built against or attached to a wall
having services contracted for
(used of toothed parts or gears) interlocked and interacting
involved in military hostilities
(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)
