To make busy.
To hire (somebody for work or a job).
To use (somebody for a job, or something for a task).
The state of being an employee; employment.
To engross or hold the attention of; to keep busy or occupied.
To enter into conflict with (an enemy).
To come into gear with.
To enter into (an activity), to participate (construed with in).
To draw into conversation.
To mesh or interlock (of machinery, especially a clutch).
To attract, to please; (archaic) to fascinate or win over (someone).
To guarantee or promise (to do something).
To arrange to employ or use (a worker, a space, etc.).
To bind through legal or moral obligation (to do something, especially to marry) (usually in passive).
To enter into battle.