Key: "S:" = Show Synset (semantic) relations, "W:" = Show Word (lexical) relations
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Verb
S: (v) prosecute, engage, pursue (carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in) "She pursued many activities"; "They engaged in a discussion"
S: (v) absorb, engross, engage, occupy (consume all of one's attention or time) "Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely"
S: (v) hire, engage, employ (engage or hire for work) "They hired two new secretaries in the department"; "How many people has she employed?"
S: (v) engage (ask to represent; of legal counsel) "I'm retaining a lawyer"
S: (v) engage (get caught) "make sure the gear is engaged"
S: (v) engage, wage (carry on (wars, battles, or campaigns)) "Napoleon and Hitler waged war against all of Europe"
S: (v) engage, enlist (hire for work or assistance) "engage aid, help, services, or support"
S: (v) lease, rent, hire, charter, engage, take (engage for service under a term of contract) "We took an apartment on a quiet street"; "Let's rent a car"; "Shall we take a guide in Rome?"
S: (adj) engaged, occupied (having ones attention or mind or energy engaged) "she keeps herself fully occupied with volunteer activities"; "deeply engaged in conversation"
S: (adj) engaged (involved in military hostilities) "the desperately engaged ships continued the fight"
S: (adj) busy, engaged, in use ((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)) "her line is busy"; "receptionists' telephones are always engaged"; "the lavatory is in use"; "kept getting a busy signal"
S: (adj) engaged, meshed, intermeshed ((used of toothed parts or gears) interlocked and interacting) "the gears are engaged"; "meshed gears"; "intermeshed twin rotors"
S: (adj) engaged (having services contracted for) "the carpenter engaged (or employed) for the job is sick"
S: (adj) engaged (built against or attached to a wall) "engaged columns"