the act of engaging, pledging, enlisting, occupying, or entering into contest.-the state of being engaged, pledged or occupied; specif., a pledge to take some one as husband or wife.-that which engages; engrossing occupation; employment of the attention; obligation by pledge, promise, or contract; an enterprise embarked in; as, his engagements prevented his acceptance of any office.-an action; a fight; a battle.-the state of being in gear; as, one part of a clutch is brought into engagement with the other part.