busy (
http://definr.com/busy)
adj 1: actively or fully engaged or occupied; "busy with her work";
"a busy man"; "too busy to eat lunch"; "the line is
busy" [ant:
idle]
2: overcrowded or cluttered with detail; "a busy painting"; "a
fussy design" [syn:
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" [syn:
interfering,
meddlesome,
meddling,
officious,
busybodied]
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" [syn:
engaged,
in use(p)]
v : keep busy with; "She busies herself with her butterfly
collection" [syn:
occupy]