Engagement - Definition
engagement
n 1: a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course
of a war; "Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of
Chickamauga"; "he lost his romantic ideas about war when he
got into a real engagement" [syn: battle, conflict,
fight, engagement]
2: a meeting arranged in advance; "she asked how to avoid
kissing at the end of a date" [syn: date, appointment,
engagement]
3: a mutual promise to marry [syn: betrothal, troth,
engagement]
4: the act of giving someone a job [syn: employment,
engagement]
5: employment for performers or performing groups that lasts for
a limited period of time; "the play had bookings throughout
the summer" [syn: engagement, booking]
6: contact by fitting together; "the engagement of the clutch";
"the meshing of gears" [syn: engagement, mesh, meshing,
interlocking]
7: the act of sharing in the activities of a group; "the teacher
tried to increase his students' engagement in class
activities" [syn: engagement, participation,
involvement, involution] [ant: non-engagement, non-
involvement, nonparticipation]