Engaged - Definition

adj 1: having ones attention or mind or energy engaged; "she
keeps herself fully occupied with volunteer activities";
"deeply engaged in conversation" [syn: engaged,
occupied]
2: involved in military hostilities; "the desperately engaged
ships continued the fight"
3: reserved in advance [syn: booked, engaged, 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, engaged, in use(p)]
5: (used of toothed parts or gears) interlocked and interacting;
"the gears are engaged"; "meshed gears"; "intermeshed twin
rotors" [syn: engaged, meshed, intermeshed]
6: having services contracted for; "the carpenter engaged (or
employed) for the job is sick"
7: built against or attached to a wall; "engaged columns"