• verb:   keep busy with
• adjective:   (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)

  Example: "Her line is busy"

• adjective:   overcrowded or cluttered with detail

  Example: "A busy painting"

• adjective:   crowdedwith or characterized by much activity

  Example: "A very busy week"

• adjective:   actively or fully engaged or occupied

  Example: "Busy with her work"

• adjective:   intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner

  Example: "Busy about other people's business"

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