Verb
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keep busy with
"She busies herself with her butterfly collection"
Adjective
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(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"
- in use -
crowded with or characterized by much activity
"a very busy week"
"a busy life"
"a busy street"
"a busy seaport"
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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"
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overcrowded or cluttered with detail
"a busy painting"
"a fussy design"
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actively or fully engaged or occupied
"busy with her work"
"a busy man"
"too busy to eat lunch"