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Definition of Busy

1. Adjective. Actively or fully engaged or occupied. "Too busy to eat lunch"

2. Verb. Keep busy with. "She busies herself with her butterfly collection"

3. Adjective. Overcrowded or cluttered with detail. "A fussy design"

4. Adjective. Intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner. "Busy about other people's business"

5. Adjective. Crowded with or characterized by much activity. "A busy seaport"

6. 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). "Kept getting a busy signal"

Definition of Busy

1. a. Engaged in some business; hard at work (either habitually or only for the time being); occupied with serious affairs; not idle nor at leisure; as, a busy merchant.

2. v. t. To make or keep busy; to employ; to engage or keep engaged; to occupy; as, to busy one's self with books.

Definition of Busy

1. Adjective. Doing a great deal; having a lot of things to do in the space of time given ¹

2. Adjective. Engaged in another activity or by someone else. ¹

3. Adjective. Having a lot going on; complicated or intricate. ¹

4. Verb. To make somebody '''busy''', to keep busy with, to occupy, to make occupied. ¹

5. Verb. To rush somebody. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Busy

1. occupied [adj BUSIER, BUSIEST] / to make busy [v BUSIED, BUSYING, BUSIES] - See also: busy

Medical Definition of Busy

1. 1. Engaged in some business; hard at work (either habitually or only for the time being); occupied with serious affairs; not idle nor at leisure; as, a busy merchant. "Sir, my mistress sends you word THat she is busy, and she can not come." (Shak) 2. Constantly at work; diligent; active. "Busy hammers closing rivets up." (Shak) "Religious motives . . . Are so busy in the heart." (Addison) 3. Crowded with business or activities; said of places and times; as, a busy street. "To-morrow is a busy day." (Shak) 4. Officious; meddling; foolish active. "On meddling monkey, or on busy ape." (Shak) 5. Careful; anxious. Synonym: Diligent, industrious, assiduous, active, occupied, engaged. Origin: OE. Busi, bisi, AS. Bysig; akin to D. Bezig, LG. Besig; cf. Skr. Bhsh to be active, busy. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Busy

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busulfan busulfans busulphan busway busways busy (current term) busy-ness busy-work busy as a beaver busy as a bee

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