busy meaning and definition

BUSY verb

Definition of busy (verb)

1. keep busy with
   • "She busies herself with her butterfly collection"
   • synonyms: occupy

BUSY adjective

Definition of busy (adjective)

1. actively or fully engaged or occupied
   • "busy with her work"; "a busy man"; "too busy to eat lunch"
   • antonym: idle
2. overcrowded or cluttered with detail
   • "a busy painting"; "a fussy design"
   • synonyms: 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"
   • synonyms: busybodied, interfering, meddlesome, meddling, officious
4. crowded with or characterized by much activity
   • "a very busy week"; "a busy life"; "a busy street"; "a busy seaport"
5. (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: engaged, in use