engagement in WordNet English dictionary

1. a meeting arranged in advance
   "she asked how to avoid kissing at the end of a date"
   date  appointment  engagement 
   
2. 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"
   battle  conflict  fight  engagement 
   
3. a mutual promise to marry
   betrothal  troth  engagement 
   
4. employment for performers or performing groups that lasts for a limited period of time
   "the play had bookings throughout the summer"
   engagement  booking 
   
5. the act of giving someone a job
   employment  engagement 
   
6. the act of sharing in the activities of a group
   "the teacher tried to increase his students' engagement in class activities"
   engagement  participation  involvement  involution 
   
7. contact by fitting together
   "the engagement of the clutch"; "the meshing of gears"
   engagement  mesh  meshing  interlocking