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busies
Overview of verb busy
The verb busy has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) busy, occupy -- (keep busy with; "She busies herself with her butterfly collection")
Antonyms of verb busy
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb busy
1 sense of busy
Sense 1
busy, occupy
=> work
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb busy
1 sense of busy
Sense 1
busy, occupy
=> potter, putter
=> dabble, smatter, play around
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb busy
1 sense of busy
Sense 1
busy, occupy
=> work
'Cause To' of verb busy
Derived Forms of verb busy
Domain of verb busy
Domain Terms of verb busy
Familiarity of verb busy
busy used as a verb is very rare (polysemy count =1)
Sample Sentences of verb busy
1 sense of busy
Sense 1
busy, occupy
*> Somebody ----s somebody
*> Somebody ----s somebody PP
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb busy
1 sense of busy
Sense 1
busy, occupy
> work
=> work through, run through, go through
=> putter, mess around, potter, tinker, monkey, monkey around, muck about, muck around
=> carpenter
=> clerk
=> page
=> wait, waitress
=> pull one's weight
=> electioneer
=> assist
=> beaver, beaver away
=> work at, work on
=> plug away, peg away, slog, keep one's nose to the grindstone, keep one's shoulder to the wheel
=> busy, occupy
=> collaborate, join forces, cooperate, get together
=> volunteer
=> specialize, specialise
=> minister
=> intern
=> skipper
=> boondoggle
=> skimp, scant
=> serve
=> work
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb busy
Sense 1
busy, occupy
=> work
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Grep of verb busy
busy
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