engagements

1. a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a warExamples: "Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga"; "he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement"Synonyms: battle, conflict, engagement, fight

2. a meeting arranged in advanceExamples: "she asked how to avoid kissing at the end of a date"Synonyms: appointment, date, engagement

3. a mutual promise to marrySynonyms: betrothal, engagement, troth

4. the act of giving someone a jobSynonyms: employment, engagement

5. employment for performers or performing groups that lasts for a limited period of timeExamples: "the play had bookings throughout the summer"Synonyms: booking, engagement

6. contact by fitting togetherExamples: "the engagement of the clutch"; "the meshing of gears"Synonyms: engagement, interlocking, mesh, meshing