engagement (n.)a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war;
he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement
engagement (n.)a meeting arranged in advance;
engagement (n.)a mutual promise to marry;
engagement (n.)the act of giving someone a job;
engagement (n.)employment for performers or performing groups that lasts for a limited period of time;
Synonyms: booking
engagement (n.)contact by fitting together;
the engagement of the clutch
Synonyms: mesh /
meshing /
interlocking engagement (n.)the act of sharing in the activities of a group;
the teacher tried to increase his students' engagement in class activities
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