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Look up busy in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Busy may refer to: Busy, Doubs, a commune in France Busy, Kentucky Everett M. "Busy" Arnold (1899–1974)
Busy
American actress, singer and comedian
Elizabeth Jean "Busy" Philipps (born June 25, 1979) is an American actress, singer and comedian. She is best known for her roles on the television series
Busy_Philipps
Type of call-progress tone
Philippines’ busy signal Listen to a busy signal from North America, Hong Kong, South Korea and the Philippines. Example of an old North American busy signal
Busy_signal
Concept in theoretical computer science
In theoretical computer science, the busy beaver game aims to find a terminating program of a given size that (depending on definition) either produces
Busy_beaver
Function in landline telephony
Busy line interrupt, also known as emergency breakthrough, is a function of telephone land line carriers in which a telephone operator, by request of a
Busy_line_interrupt
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up busy beaver in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Busy beaver is an English language idiom describing of a person who is particularly busy or industrious
Busy_beaver_(disambiguation)
Work that creates only an illusion of value
Busy work (also known as make-work and busywork) is an activity that is undertaken to pass time and stay busy but has little or no actual value. Busy
Busy_work
American writer and co-conspirator of Zvonko Bušić (1948–2026)
Julienne Eden Bušić (pronounced [bûʃitɕ]; née Schultz; September 20, 1948 – May 21, 2026) was an American writer, activist, and the wife and co-conspirator
Julienne_Bušić
Surname list
Bušić is a Croatian surname. Notable people with the surname include: André Bušić (1939–1978), Croatian-Brazilian musician Andria Busic (born 1965), Brazilian
Bušić
Continuously checking a condition in computing
In computer science and software engineering, busy-waiting, busy-looping or spinning is a technique in which a process repeatedly checks to see if a condition
Busy_waiting
2025 single by Sabrina Carpenter
"Busy Woman" is a song by American singer Sabrina Carpenter from the 2025 deluxe edition of her sixth studio album, Short n' Sweet (2024). Carpenter wrote
Busy_Woman
2003 single by Sean Paul
"Get Busy" is a song by Jamaican dancehall singer Sean Paul, from his album Dutty Rock. The song was one of the many hits from the jumpy handclap riddim
Get_Busy
Species of flowering plant
Impatiens walleriana (syn. Impatiens sultanii), also known as busy Lizzie (British Isles), balsam, sultana, or simply impatiens, is a species of the genus
Impatiens_walleriana
American actor (born 1944)
William Gary Busey (/ˈbjuːsi/; born June 29, 1944) is an American actor. He portrayed Buddy Holly in The Buddy Holly Story (1978), for which he was nominated
Gary_Busey
Online children's educational program
Busy Beavers is an online children's edutainment program. It is aimed at parents and teachers of toddlers who speak English or are learning English as
Busy_Beavers
2017 film directed by Naveen Medaram
Babu Baga Busy is a 2017 Indian Telugu-language adult comedy film directed by Naveen Medaram, in his debut, and produced by Abhishek Nama, under Abhishek
Babu_Baga_Busy
2011 novel by William Giraldi
Busy Monsters is the debut novel of William Giraldi, released in 2011. It centers on Charles Homar, a writer whose fiancée runs away with her colleague
Busy_Monsters
American late-night talk show
Busy Tonight is an American late-night talk show hosted by Busy Philipps. It aired from October 28, 2018 to May 16, 2019 on E!. Busy Tonight features "everyone's
Busy_Tonight
Croatian hijacker (1946–2013)
Zvonko Bušić (23 January 1946 – 1 September 2013) was a Croatian terrorist responsible for hijacking TWA Flight 355 in September 1976. He was subsequently
Zvonko_Bušić
1997 single by The Crystal Method
Space movie. "Busy Child" (radio edit) "Busy Child" (Vegas version) "Busy Child" (Taylor's Hope for Evolution) "Busy Child" (Uberzone mix) "Busy Child" is
Busy_Child
1948 studio album by the Three Suns
Busy Fingers is an album of phonograph records by the Three Suns released in 1948 by RCA Victor. The album was originally issued by RCA Victor as a set
Busy_Fingers
Species of flowering plant
Impatiens tinctoria, the dyers busy lizzie, is a species of flowering plant in the balsam family Balsaminaceae, native to tropical Africa. This erect perennial
Impatiens_tinctoria
Collection of Unix commands in a single executable file
BusyBox is an implementation of many Unix commands in a single executable file. It runs in many POSIX environments including Linux, Android, and FreeBSD
BusyBox
Telephone services feature
Continuous redial, busy number redial, or repeat dial is a vertical service code (calling feature) that allows callers to automatically redial a busy telephone
Continuous_redial
Jamaican dancehall reggae artist (born 1979)
better known by his stage name Busy Signal, is a Jamaican dancehall reggae artist. Reanno Devon Gordon, also known as Busy Signal, was born in Saint Ann
Busy_Signal
Topics referred to by the same term
thoroughbred Busy Body (album), by Luther Vandross The Busy-Body (pen name), column in American Weekly Mercury The Busy Body (film) (1967) The Busy Body, 1966
Busybody_(disambiguation)
Canadian/French animated children's television series
The Busy World of Richard Scarry is an animated children's television series, produced by CINAR Films and France Animation in association with Paramount
The Busy World of Richard Scarry
The_Busy_World_of_Richard_Scarry
2014 single by Jungle
"Busy Earnin'" is a song by Jungle, released in 7 April 2014 as a single from their album Jungle. It peaked at number 19 on the UK Indie Chart, number
Busy_Earnin'
Topics referred to by the same term
Busy Doing Nothing may refer to: "Busy Doing Nothing", a song by Bing Crosby on the soundtrack of the film A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
Busy_Doing_Nothing
Audible signal indicating the call cannot be processed
help. The reorder tone, also known as the fast busy tone, or the congestion tone, or all trunks busy (ATB) tone is an audible call progress tone in the
Reorder_tone
2020 Indian Tamil-language comedy film directed by Badri
Naanga Romba Busy (transl. We are very busy) is a 2020 Indian Tamil-language crime comedy film directed by Badri. It is a remake of the Kannada film Mayabazar
Naanga_Romba_Busy
2025 single by 5 Seconds of Summer
"Telephone Busy" is a song by the Australian pop rock band 5 Seconds of Summer. It was released on 23 October 2025, as the third single from their sixth
Telephone_Busy
3rd episode of the 1st season of The Knick
"The Busy Flea" is the third episode of the American medical period drama television series The Knick. The episode was written by series creators Jack
The_Busy_Flea
2021 single by Yeat
"Get Busy" (stylized as "Gët Busy") is a song by American rapper Yeat, released on September 1, 2021 as the lead single from his debut studio album Up
Get_Busy_(Yeat_song)
Norwegian charter airline
Busy Bee was an airline which operated in Norway between 1966 and 1992. Entirely based around wet lease, it conducted a mix of regional services for larger
Busy_Bee
1940 American film
Busy Bakers is a 1940 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Ben Hardaway and Cal Dalton. The short was released on February 10, 1940. The local
Busy_Bakers
2017 American film
Busy Day is an American action film written by Robert Toth, and directed and produced by Tamas Nadas. The film stars Attila Arpa [hu], Tom Lister, Jr.
Busy_Day
Congolese airline
Busy Bee Congo is a domestic charter airline which operates in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Busy Bee Congo was established in the Democratic
Busy_Bee_Congo
American comedy television series (2020–2022)
Three Busy Debras is a surreal comedy television series created by Sandy Honig, Alyssa Stonoha, and Mitra Jouhari. It premiered on Cartoon Network's late-night
Three_Busy_Debras
1933 short film by Lloyd French
Busy Bodies is a 1933 American short comedy film starring Laurel and Hardy. Stan and Ollie embark on their journey to their new employment as carpenters
Busy_Bodies
List of ships with the same or similar names
been named HMS Busy: HMS Busy (1778) was a 10-gun cutter purchased on the stocks by the Royal Navy in 1778. She was sold in 1792. HMS Busy (1797) was an
HMS_Busy
1968 song by the Beach Boys
"Busy Doin' Nothin'" is a song by the American rock band the Beach Boys from their 1968 album Friends. Written by Brian Wilson, the lyrics reflect the
Busy_Doin'_Nothin'
American jazz pianist and singer
16, 1989) was an American jazz pianist and singer, famous for the song "Busy Line" and her unique vocal style. She was born in Xenia, Ohio, United States
Rose_Murphy
1983 studio album by Luther Vandross
Busy Body is the third studio album by American R&B/soul singer-songwriter Luther Vandross, released on November 25, 1983. It hit the number one position
Busy_Body_(album)
2010 single by Aurea
"Busy for Me" is a soul song performed by Portuguese blue-eyed soul singer Aurea, released as the first single from her debut album, Aurea (2010). Co-written
Busy_for_Me
American rapper (born 1976)
(2014) Carbon Monoxide (2019) The Mantra (2020) War of Roses (2021) I'm Busy (2022) The Waste Lands (2023) Bizzy Bone (2024) The Book of Bryon (2025)
Bizzy_Bone
1998 single by Billy Ray Cyrus
"Busy Man" is a song written by Bob Regan and George Teren, and recorded by American country music artist Billy Ray Cyrus. It was released in August 1998
Busy_Man
2024 documentary short film by Geeta Gandbhir and Christalyn Hampton
The Devil Is Busy is a 2024 American documentary short film, directed by Geeta Gandbhir and Christalyn Hampton, which follows an Atlanta abortion clinic
The_Devil_Is_Busy
Unincorporated community in Kentucky, United States
Busy is an unincorporated community located in Perry County, Kentucky, United States. A post office called Busy was established in 1924. The community
Busy,_Kentucky
1944 film by Del Lord
Busy Buddies is a 1944 short subject directed by Del Lord starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Curly Howard)
Busy_Buddies_(film)
Restaurant in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
The Busy Bee Café is a restaurant in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. It is a well-known location in the history of the U.S. civil rights movement. In
The_Busy_Bee_Café
1914 film by Charlie Chaplin
A Busy Day is a 1914 silent comedy short film starring Charlie Chaplin and Mack Swain. A wife becomes jealous of her husband's interest in another woman
A_Busy_Day
Fictional town created by author Richard Scarry
on home video. In the early 1990s, Cinar produced the animated series The Busy World of Richard Scarry, featuring the inhabitants of Busytown. The series
Busytown
Cutter of the Royal Navy
HMS Busy was a 12-gun single-masted cutter of the Royal Navy, purchased during the Fourth Anglo-Dutch War for coastal patrols in the English Channel and
HMS_Busy_(1778)
2008 single by Eagles
"Busy Being Fabulous" is the second single by the American rock band Eagles from their 2007 album Long Road out of Eden. Released in January 2008, it is
Busy_Being_Fabulous
British childcare provider
Busy Bees Nurseries is a nursery group with 390 nurseries worldwide. Busy Bees was founded by Marg Randles in 1983 in Lichfield in England. It has subsequently
Busy_Bees_Nurseries
French record producer and DJ (born 1975)
Winter (born Pierre Winter; 21 April 1975), also known by the stage name Busy P, is a French record producer, DJ, record label owner, and former artist
Pedro_Winter
American rapper
stage name Busy Bee, is an American old-school hip hop musician from New York, NY. First coming on the New York City music scene in 1977, Busy Bee worked
Busy_Bee_Starski
1930 film
Busy Girls (German: Gehetzte Mädchen) is a 1930 German silent drama film directed by Erich Schönfelder and starring Lien Deyers, Ivan Koval-Samborsky and
Busy_Girls
American author and illustrator (1919–1994)
Worm Story Book, 1977 Busy, Busy Word Book, 1977 Best Make-It Book Ever, 1977 Busy-Busy Counting Book, 1977 Postman Pig and His Busy Neighbors, 1978 Toy
Richard_Scarry
Croatian writer (1939–1978)
Ante Bruno Bušić (6 October 1939 – 16 October 1978) was a Croatian writer and critic of the government of Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. He
Bruno_Bušić
American children's books illustrator and writer
Sam, the Most Scaredy-Cat Kid in the Whole World (2017) Welcome (2017) A Busy Creature's Day Eating (2018) Unlimited Squirrels series I Lost My Tooth!
Mo_Willems
2016 Chinese film
A Busy Night is a 2016 Chinese comedy film directed by Wang Li. It was released in China by Wuzhou Film Distribution and Huaxia Film Distribution on 29
A_Busy_Night
1931 film
The Busy Beavers is a 1931 Silly Symphonies animated short film, produced by Walt Disney and directed by Burt Gillett. The short shows a community of beavers
The_Busy_Beavers
Jamaican rapper (born 1973)
international fame with his second album, Dutty Rock, in 2002. Its single "Get Busy" topped the US Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States, as did "Temperature"
Sean_Paul
2009 studio album by Joey Yung
Very Busy (Chinese: 很忙; pinyin: hěn máng) is Joey Yung's sixth Mandarin album. The album includes a CD with ten tracks as well as a DVD with footage from
Very_Busy
1914 film
Mabel's Busy Day is a 1914 short silent comedy film starring Mabel Normand and Charlie Chaplin; the film was also written and directed by Mabel Normand
Mabel's_Busy_Day
American indie rock band
This Busy Monster was an American indie rock band formed in Seattle, Washington in the early 1990s. The band was composed of Christopher Possanza (vocals
This_Busy_Monster
Process of device status sampling
minute as only reading one bit. This is sometimes used synonymously with 'busy-wait' polling. In this situation, when an I/O operation is required, the
Polling_(computer_science)
1917 film by Hal Roach
Luke's Busy Day is a 1917 American short comedy film starring Harold Lloyd. Harold Lloyd - Lonesome Luke Bebe Daniels Snub Pollard Bud Jamison Sidney De
Luke's_Busy_Day
2002 studio album by Bratmobile
Girls Get Busy is the third and final studio album by Bratmobile, released in 2002 on Lookout! Records. Girls Get Busy features a more polished production
Girls_Get_Busy
Brazilian jazz trumpeter
André Busic is a Brazilian jazz trumpeter of Croatian origin. He partook in bands such as Traditional Jazz Band and Blue Gang, and is the father of Andria
André_Busic
1986 single by High Potent
"H. P. Gets Busy" is a song by American hip hop group High Potent. It was released as a single in 1986. The song features the debut of Jay-Z. Jake Paine
H._P._Gets_Busy
Television series
Busy Buses is a British animated pre-school children's series about the lives of a group of friendly talking buses. The series ran for a total of 39 episodes
Busy_Buses
Disused metalliferous mine in Cornwall, England
Wheal Busy, sometimes called Great Wheal Busy and in its early years known as Chacewater Mine, was a metalliferous mine halfway between Redruth and Truro
Wheal_Busy
Japanese light novel series and its franchise
WorldEnd, short for What Do You Do at the End of the World? Are You Busy? Will You Save Us? (終末なにしてますか? 忙しいですか? 救ってもらっていいですか?, Shūmatsu Nani Shitemasu
WorldEnd
American hip-hop group
Busy Committee (a.k.a. GBC) was a hip-hop group consisting of underground rapper Apathy, Styles of Beyond's Ryu, and producer Scoop DeVille. Get Busy
Get_Busy_Committee
2007 single by Brooks & Dunn
"God Must Be Busy" is a song written by Clint Daniels and Michael P. Heeney, and recorded by American country music duo Brooks & Dunn. It was released
God_Must_Be_Busy
In telecommunications, busy-hour call attempts (BHCA) is a teletraffic engineering measurement used to evaluate and plan capacity for telephone networks
Busy-hour_call_attempts
2011 single by Olly Murs
"Busy" is a pop song performed by British singer-songwriter Olly Murs, taken from his debut studio album, Olly Murs. It was written by Murs, Adam Argyle
Busy_(Olly_Murs_song)
Sloop of the British Royal Navy
HMS Busy was launched in 1797 as the only member of her class of brig-sloops. She captured one French privateer and numerous small merchantmen, but spent
HMS_Busy_(1797)
American musician (born 1968)
"Get Busy" (No. 2, 1989), "Pump That Body" (No. 1, 1990) and "Get Off" (No. 32, 1992). His tracks "Pump Up London" (No. 64, 1988) and "Get Busy" (No.
Mr._Lee_(rapper)
2005 film by Desmond Mullen
The Busy Little Engine is a 2005 American animated adventure short film written and directed by Desmond Mullen. It was selected for the 2006 San Diego
The_Busy_Little_Engine
1939 film
Busy Little Bears is a 1939 American short family film directed by John A. Haeseler. It won an Oscar at the 12th Academy Awards in 1940 for Best Short
Busy_Little_Bears
Pen name used by Benjamin Franklin and Joseph Breintnall
The Busy-Body was a pen name used by Benjamin Franklin and Joseph Breintnall in a column printed in The American Weekly Mercury, an early American newspaper
The_Busy-Body_(pen_name)
2008 album by Busy Signal
Loaded is the second studio album by Jamaican dancehall artist Busy Signal. It was released on September 23, 2008, through VP Records. The album features
Loaded_(Busy_Signal_album)
Load measure in telecommunications
practice will depend on what happens to unanswered calls when all servers are busy. The CCITT named the international unit of telephone traffic the erlang in
Erlang_(unit)
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up busy signal, engaged tone, or fast busy signal in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A busy signal is information communicated to a user or apparatus
Busy_signal_(disambiguation)
Type of telephonic conversation
In telephony, beep lines were improvised conference calls hosted over busy signals, loop-around test tones, or certain automated informational service
Beep_line
Topics referred to by the same term
Too Busy to Work may refer to: Too Busy to Work (1932 film), an American drama film Too Busy to Work (1939 film), an American comedy film This disambiguation
Too_Busy_to_Work
busiest airports in Brazil by aircraft movements (how busy the runways are) and passengers traffic (how busy the terminals are). For each airport, the lists
List of the busiest airports in Brazil
List_of_the_busiest_airports_in_Brazil
1967 film by William Castle
The Busy Body is a 1967 American comedy film directed and produced by William Castle and based on Donald E. Westlake's novel. It is Richard Pryor's film
The_Busy_Body_(film)
2024 studio album by Joyner Lucas
Not Now, I'm Busy is the second studio album by American rapper Joyner Lucas. It was released on March 22, 2024, by his self-owned label, Twenty Nine Music
Not_Now,_I'm_Busy
American emo rock band
Thing So Little Be Any More? (2001) 7"/Splits Method And Sentiment 7" (1996) Busy Bus / Sunny Sun 7" (1997) Rabbit Rabbit Split 7" (2003) Bundini Brown Split
Joan_of_Arc_(band)
1950 short film by Friz Freleng
The Lion's Busy is a 1950 Warner Bros. Looney Tunes cartoon written by Tedd Pierce and directed by Friz Freleng. It features Leo the Lion (who had previously
The_Lion's_Busy
Species of flowering plant
Impatiens arguta, the toothed busy lizzie, is a species of flowering plant in the balsam family Balsaminaceae. It is native to Bhutan, Nepal, Myanmar,
Impatiens_arguta
Busy-Bee was a Chicago-based record label founded in 1904 that sold both cylinders and discs, often (but not always) with content licensed from other labels
Busy_Bee_(record_label)
Iranian-American comedian, actress, and writer (born 1993)
and writer. She is best known for starring in the television series Three Busy Debras, based on the sketch comedy group she co-founded, and voicing Cleopatra
Mitra_Jouhari
2000 EP by The Kings of Nuthin'
Get Busy Livin' or Get Busy Dyin' is punk rock and rockabilly group The Kings of Nuthin's debut EP, which they recorded in Boston's 7A West Studio, just
Get Busy Livin' or Get Busy Dyin'
Get_Busy_Livin'_or_Get_Busy_Dyin'
2010 studio album by The Limousines
indie label Orchard City Books and Noise. The album features the songs "Very Busy People" and "Internet Killed the Video Star", the latter being an allusion
Get_Sharp
BUSY
BUSY
Surname or Lastname
English and French
English and French : from a Germanic personal name, Emaurri, composed of the elements amja ‘busy’, ‘industrious’ + rīc ‘power’. The name was introduced into England from France by the Normans. There has been some confusion with Amory.This name is recorded in Quebec in 1674, having been taken there from Dordogne, France.
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim, Sindhi
Intent; Busy
Surname or Lastname
English (mainly northeastern England and West Yorkshire)
English (mainly northeastern England and West Yorkshire) : habitational name from either of two places in Cumbria, or from one in the parish of Halsall, near Ormskirk, Lancashire. The Cumbrian places are probably named from Middle English hart ‘male deer’ + kerr ‘marshland’. The one in Lancashire has the same second element, while the first is probably Old English hÄr ‘gray’ or hara ‘hare’.nickname for an eavesdropper or busybody, from an agent derivative of Middle English herkien ‘to listen’.
Girl/Female
Muslim
Intent, Busy
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for a happy, cheerful person, from Middle English lyght, Old English lēoht ‘light’ (not dark), ‘bright’, ‘cheerful’.English : nickname for someone who was busy and active, from Middle English lyght, Old English līoht ‘light’ (not heavy), ‘nimble’, ‘quick’. The two words lēoht and līoht were originally distinct, but they were confused in English from an early period.English : nickname for a small person, from Middle English lite, Old English l̄t ‘little’, influenced by lyght as in 1 and 2.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Old French and Middle English personal name Amys, Amice, which is either directly from Latin amicus ‘friend’, used as a personal name, or via a Late Latin derivative of this, Amicius.German : of uncertain origin. Perhaps a nickname for an active person, from a Germanic word related to Old High German amazzig ‘busy’. Compare modern German Ameise ‘ant’.William Ames, the son of Richard Ames of Bruton, Somerset, came to Braintree, MA, from England in about 1640. He had numerous prominent descendants.
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Indian
Busy in Work
Girl/Female
Muslim/Islamic
Intent busy
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname from Old English bysig ‘busy’.
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Dedicated to; Intent; Busy; Feminine of Akif
BUSY
BUSY
Girl/Female
Tamil
Akshera | அகà¯à®·à¯‡à®°à®¾Â
Letters, Goddess Saraswati
Female
Babylonian
, ("revelation"); a consort of Nabu.
Biblical
benevolent; complaisant; pleasing
Male
English
Variant spelling of English Kay, KAE means "lord." Compare with feminine Kae.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Husband of Gauri, Lord Shiva
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim, Sindhi
Hope; King
Female
Czechoslovakian
, spring favor.
Boy/Male
Russian Greek
God's gift.
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly southern Yorkshire and East Midlands)
English (chiefly southern Yorkshire and East Midlands) : regional name from the district in southern Yorkshire around Sheffield and Ecclesfield called Hallam, or a habitational name from a place of this name in Derbyshire. The Derbyshire name is from Old English halum, dative plural of halh ‘nook’, ‘recess’ (see Hale 1). The Yorkshire district, sometimes called Hallamshire, is possibly of the same derivation or alternatively from hallum, dative plural of Old English hall ‘stone’, ‘rock’, Old Norse hallr.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Suneela is a common Hindu female, Deep, Dark blue color , Extending all over as the blue Sky
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v. i.
To busy one's self in mending old kettles, pans, etc.; to play the tinker; to be occupied with small mechanical works.
v. t.
To do business in; to busy one's self with.
v. t.
To possess or use the time or capacity of; to engage the service of; to employ; to busy.
a.
Busy in making or contriving marriages; as, a matchmaking woman.
pl.
of Busybody
a.
Putting in motion, or being in motion; active; active in business; habitually employed in some kind of business; accustomed to a busy life.
a.
Thronged; crowded; also, much occupied; busy.
a.
Engaged in some business; hard at work (either habitually or only for the time being); occupied with serious affairs; not idle nor at leisure; as, a busy merchant.
a.
Too busy; officious.
v. i.
To be in motion; to be active or bustling; to exert or busy one's self.
v. i.
To meddle; to be busy; to try little experiments; as, to tamper with a disease.
v. i.
To play with anything; hence, to be busy about trifles.
a.
Full of trade; busy in traffic; commercial.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Busy
a.
Not required to work; unemployed; not busy.
v. i.
To interest or engage one's self unnecessarily or impertinently, to interfere or busy one's self improperly with another's affairs; specifically, to handle or distrub another's property without permission; -- often followed by with or in.
a.
Crowded with business or activities; -- said of places and times; as, a busy street.
v. t.
To make or keep busy; to employ; to engage or keep engaged; to occupy; as, to busy one's self with books.
n.
A place swarming with busy occupants; a crowd.
n.
One who meddles; one who interferes or busies himself with things in which he has no concern; an officious person; a busybody.