engaged (adj.)reserved in advance;
engaged (adj.)(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);
receptionists' telephones are always engaged
engaged (adj.)having ones attention or mind or energy engaged;
deeply engaged in conversation
engaged (adj.)involved in military hostilities;
the desperately engaged ships continued the fight
engaged (adj.)(used of toothed parts or gears) interlocked and interacting;
Synonyms: meshed / intermeshed
engaged (adj.)having services contracted for;
the carpenter engaged (or employed) for the job is sick
engaged (adj.)built against or attached to a wall;