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| 1. | [ noun ] (military) a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war | |
| Synonyms: | battle fight conflict | |
| Examples: | "Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga" "he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement" |
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| Related terms: | military_action combat assault dogfight naval_battle Drogheda Armageddon Battle_of_Britain pitched_battle war military fight battle | |
| 2. | [ noun ] a mutual promise to marry | |
| Synonyms: | troth betrothal | |
| Related terms: | promise ringing betroth | |
| 3. | [ noun ] a meeting arranged in advance | |
| Synonyms: | date appointment | |
| Examples: | "she asked how to avoid kissing at the end of a date" |
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| Related terms: | meeting tryst blind_date double_date date go_steady | |
| 4. | [ noun ] (work,performing arts) employment for performers or performing groups that lasts for a limited period of time | |
| Synonyms: | booking | |
| Examples: | "the play had bookings throughout the summer" |
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| Related terms: | job gig book | |
| 5. | [ noun ] (work) the act of giving someone a job | |
| Synonyms: | employment hiring hire | |
| Related terms: | action booking shape-up call-back hire | |
| 6. | [ noun ] contact by fitting together | |
| Synonyms: | meshing interlocking mesh | |
| Examples: | "the engagement of the clutch" "the meshing of gears" |
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| Related terms: | contact engage engage | |
| 7. | [ noun ] sharing the activities of a group | |
| Synonyms: | participation involvement involution | |
| Examples: | "the teacher tried to increase his students' engagement in class activities" |
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| Related terms: | non-engagement non-engagement non-engagement group_action intervention group_participation commitment participate enter involve | |
| Similar spelling: |
encasement engaged engaging engagingly |
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