· 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

· 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

· a mutual promise to marry

Synonym(s): betrothal, troth

Hypernym(s): promise

· the act of giving someone a job

Synonym(s): employment

Hypernym(s): action

· 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

· contact by fitting together; "the engagement of the clutch"; "the meshing of gears"

Synonym(s): mesh, meshing, interlocking

Hypernym(s): contact, impinging, striking

· 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