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busy

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busy in WordNet English dictionary

verb
  1. keep busy with
    "She busies herself with her butterfly collection"
    busy  occupy 
adjective
  1. actively or fully engaged or occupied
    "busy with her work"; "a busy man"; "too busy to eat lunch"
    busy 
  2. overcrowded or cluttered with detail
    "a busy painting"; "a fussy design"
    busy  fussy 
  3. intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner
    "an interfering old woman"; "bustling about self-importantly making an officious nuisance of himself"; "busy about other people's business"
    interfering  meddlesome  meddling  officious  busy  busybodied 
  4. (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)
    "her line is busy"; "receptionists' telephones are always engaged"; "the lavatory is in use"; "kept getting a busy signal"
    busy  engaged  in use 
  5. crowded with or characterized by much activity
    "a very busy week"; "a busy life"; "a busy street"; "a busy seaport"
    busy 
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