The act of engaging,
pledging, enlisting, occupying, or entering into contest.
The state of being engaged, pledged or
occupied; specif., a pledge to take some one as husband or
wife.
That which engages; engrossing occupation;
employment of the attention; obligation by pledge, promise, or
contract; an enterprise embarked in; as, his engagements
prevented his acceptance of any office.
An action; a fight; a
battle.
The state of being in gear;
as, one part of a clutch is brought into engagement with the
other part.