Busy

a.	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.
v. t.	1.	To make or keep busy; to employ; to engage or keep engaged; to occupy; as, to busy one's self with books. [imp. & p. p. Busied (bĭz"zĭd); p. pr. & vb. n. Busying.] Be it thy course to busy giddy minds With foreign quarrels. - Shak.

Verb	1.	busy - keep busy with; "She busies herself with her butterfly collection" Synonyms: occupy
Adj.	1.	busy - actively or fully engaged or occupied; "busy with her work"; "a busy man"; "too busy to eat lunch"; "the line is busy" Antonyms: idle - not in action or at work; "an idle laborer"; "idle drifters"; "the idle rich"; "an idle mind"
	2.	busy - overcrowded or cluttered with detail; "a busy painting"; "a fussy design" Synonyms: fussy
	3.	busy - 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" Synonyms: busybodied, interfering, meddlesome, meddling, officious
	4.	busy - crowdedwith or characterized by much activity; "a very busy week"; "a busy life"; "a busy street"; "a busy seaport"
	5.	busy - (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" Synonyms: in use, engaged

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