engagement
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga
Types & categories
- military action hypernym
- Armageddon hyponym
- pitched battle hyponym
- naval battle hyponym
- combat hyponym
- dogfight hyponym
- assault hyponym
- Battle of Britain instance hyponym
- Drogheda instance hyponym
Parts & wholes
- war part holonym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 noun
a meeting arranged in advance
she asked how to avoid kissing at the end of a date
Types & categories
- get together hypernym
- blind date hyponym
- double date hyponym
- tryst hyponym
Parts & wholes
- date member meronym
Related & opposite
Sense 3 noun
a mutual promise to marry
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- plight derivation
Sense 4 noun
the act of giving someone a job
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- hire derivation
Sense 5 noun
employment for performers or performing groups that lasts for a limited period of time
the play had bookings throughout the summer
Types & categories
- employment hypernym
- gig hyponym
Related & opposite
- book derivation
Sense 6 noun
contact by fitting together
the engagement of the clutch
Types & categories
- striking hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 7 noun
the act of sharing in the activities of a group
the teacher tried to increase his students' engagement in class activities
Types & categories
- group action hypernym
- commitment hyponym
- intervention hyponym
- group participation hyponym
Related & opposite
- non-engagement antonym
- enter derivation
- engage derivation
- participate derivation
- involve derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | fight |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | battle |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | wage |
| 1 | domain topic | Related & opposite | military |
| 1 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | war |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | military action |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | Armageddon |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | pitched battle |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | naval battle |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | combat |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | dogfight |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | assault |
| 1 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | Battle of Britain |
| 1 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | Drogheda |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | date |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | go steady |
| 2 | member meronym | Parts & wholes | date |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | get together |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | blind date |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | double date |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | tryst |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | plight |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | promise |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | ringing |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | hire |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | action |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | shape-up |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | call-back |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | booking |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | book |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | employment |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | gig |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | engage |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | mesh |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | striking |
| 7 | antonym | Related & opposite | non-engagement |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | enter |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | engage |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | participate |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | involve |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | group action |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | commitment |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | intervention |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | group participation |