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engaged
has definitions from the fields of architecture,work,military
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[ adjective ] having ones attention or mind or energy engaged
Synonyms Examples "she keeps herself fully occupied with volunteer activities" "deeply engaged in conversation" Used in print (Irving Fineman, Woman of Valor: The Life of Henrietta...)Henrietta , however , was at that time engaged in a lengthy correspondence with Joe 's older and more serious brother , Morris , who was just_about her own age and whom she had got to know well during trips to Philadelphia with Papa , when he substituted for Rabbi_Jastrow at Rodeph_Shalom_Temple there during its Rabbi 's absence in Europe . (U.S. Reports. Volume 366. Cases Adjudged in the...)It rested its decision solely on 7 , which reads in pertinent part : `` [ N_]_o corporation engaged in commerce shall acquire , directly or indirectly , the whole or any part of the stock or other share capital of another corporation engaged also in commerce , where the effect of such acquisition may be to substantially lessen competition between the corporation whose stock is so acquired and the corporation making the acquisition , or to restrain such commerce in any section or community , or tend to create a monopoly of any line of commerce . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] (military) involved in military hostilities
Examples "the desperately engaged ships continued the fight" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] (used of toothed parts or gears) interlocked and interacting
Synonyms Examples "the gears are engaged" "meshed gears" "intermeshed twin rotors" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] (work) having services contracted for
Examples "the carpenter engaged (or employed) for the job is sick" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] (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)
Examples "her line is busy" "the lavatory is in use" "kept getting a busy signal" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] (architecture) built against or attached to a wall
Examples "engaged columns" Related terms |
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