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engage - keep engaged; "engaged the gears" |
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mesh,
lock,
operate |
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disengage,
withdraw become free; "in neutral, the gears disengage"
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displace,
move cause to move, usually with force or pressure; "the refugees were displaced by the war"
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flip,
switch,
throw go mad, go crazy; "He flipped when he heard that he was being laid off"
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ride copulate with; "The bull was riding the cow"
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engage - get caught; "make sure the gear is engaged" |
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disengage become free; "in neutral, the gears disengage"
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touch comprehend; "He could not touch the meaning of the poem"
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lock become rigid or immoveable; "The therapist noticed that the patient's knees tended to lock in this exercise"
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engage - carry on (wars, battles, or campaigns); "Napoleon and Hitler waged war against all of Europe" |
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wage |
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contend,
fight,
struggle maintain or assert; "He contended that Communism had no future"
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offer,
provide,
put up put forward for consideration; "He offered his opinion"
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engage - hire for work or assistance; "engage aid, help, services, or support" |
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enlist |
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procure,
secure get by special effort; "He procured extra cigarettes even though they were rationed"
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recruit cause to assemble or enlist in the military; "raise an army"; "recruit new soldiers"
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engage - ask to represent; of legal counsel; "I'm retaining a lawyer" |
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employ,
engage,
hire get caught; "make sure the gear is engaged"
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