1. engagement - noun
· 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"
Synonym(s): battle, conflict, fight
Hypernym(s): military_action, action
2. engagement - noun
· a meeting arranged in advance; "she asked how to avoid kissing at the end of a date"
Synonym(s): date, appointment
Hypernym(s): meeting, get_together
3. engagement - noun
· a mutual promise to marry
Hypernym(s): promise
4. engagement - noun
· the act of giving someone a job
Synonym(s): employment
Hypernym(s): action
5. engagement - noun
· employment for performers or performing groups that lasts for a limited period of time; "the play had bookings throughout the summer"
Synonym(s): booking
Hypernym(s): employment, work
6. engagement - noun
· contact by fitting together; "the engagement of the clutch"; "the meshing of gears"
Synonym(s): mesh, meshing, interlocking
Hypernym(s): contact, impinging, striking
7. engagement - noun
· the act of sharing in the activities of a group; "the teacher tried to increase his students' engagement in class activities"
Synonym(s): participation, involvement, involution
Hypernym(s): group_action
Antonym(s): non-engagement
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