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    bus·y
    [ˈbizē]
    adjective
    busy (adjective) · busier (comparative adjective) · busiest (superlative adjective)
    1. having a great deal to do:
      "he had been too busy to enjoy himself" · "there was enough work to keep two people busy"
      • occupied with or concentrating on a particular activity or object of attention:
        "the team members are busy raising money" · "he was busy with preparations"
      • (of a place) full of activity.
      • excessively detailed or decorated; fussy:
        "they papered the bedroom with a busy pattern of satyrs and dryads"
      • NORTH AMERICAN ENGLISH
        (of a phone line) engaged.
    verb
    (busy oneself)
    busy (verb) · busies (third person present) · busied (past tense) · busied (past participle) · busying (present participle)
    1. keep occupied:
      "she busied herself with her new home"
    Origin
    Old English bisgian (verb), bisig (noun); related to Dutch bezig, of unknown origin.
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    adjective
    1. having a great deal to do:
      hard-pressed
      time-poor
      on the job
      lively
      industrious
      bustling
      energetic
      tireless
      on the go
      hard at it
      on the hop
      have one's hands full
      occupied (in)
      engaged in
      involved in
      employed in
      working at
      laboring at
      toiling at
      slaving at
      hard at work (on)
      wrapped up (in/with)
      rushed off one's feet (with)
      at work (on)
      absorbed in
      engrossed in
      immersed in
      preoccupied with
      active (in)
      busy as a bee
      Opposite:
      idle
    verb
    1. keep occupied:
      occupy
      involve
      engage
      concern
      employ
      absorb
      engross
      immerse
      preoccupy
      interest
      entertain
      distract
      divert
      amuse
      beguile
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