1. (noun)battle, conflict, fight, engagement a hostilemeeting 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"
2. (noun)date, appointment, engagement a meeting arranged in advance "she asked how to avoid kissing at the end of a date"
3. (noun)betrothal, troth, engagement a mutual promise to marry
4. (noun)employment, engagement the act of givingsomeone a job
5. (noun)engagement, booking employment for performers or performing groups that lasts for a limitedperiod of time "the play had bookings throughout the summer"
6. (noun)engagement, mesh, meshing, interlocking contact by fitting together "the engagement of the clutch"; "the meshing of gears"
7. (noun)engagement, participation, involvement, involution the act of sharing in the activities of a group "the teacher tried to increase his students' engagement in class activities"
Definition of 'engagement'
