bus·y /ˈbɪzi/
1. keep busy with; "She busies herself with her butterfly collection"
1. actively or fully engaged or occupied; "busy with her work"; "a busy man"; "too busy to eat lunch"
synset: busy
2. overcrowded or cluttered with detail; "a busy painting"; "a fussy design"
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"
synset: interfering, meddlesome, meddling, officious, busy, busybodied
4. crowded with or characterized by much activity; "a very busy week"; "a busy life"; "a busy street"; "a busy seaport"
synset: busy
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"
Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
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