The Clue
On the go (4 letter answer)
The Answer
BUSY
Tags
Notes
The answer BUSY is seen occasionally, appearing about once every 700 puzzles.
Related Clues
Active
At it
Occupied
Ornate
Overdecorated
In use
Like a bee
Like a hive
Not free
Tied up
Toiling away
Body or work preceder
Like a madras pattern
Like the proverbial beaver
Like some signals
Tied up, as a phone line
"10-6," in C.B. lingo
Definition
BUSY as a verb:
1. (busy, occupy) = keep busy with; "She busies herself with her butterfly collection"
BUSY as an adjective:
1. actively or fully engaged or occupied; "busy with her work"; "a busy man"; "too busy to eat lunch"; "the line is busy"
2. (busy, fussy) = overcrowded or cluttered with detail; "a busy painting"; "a fussy design"
3. (interfering, meddlesome, meddling, officious, busy, busybodied) = intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner; "an interfering old woman"; "bustling about self-importantly making an officious nuisance of himself"; "busy about other people's business"
4. crowded with or characterized by much activity; "a very busy week"; "a busy life"; "a busy street"; "a busy seaport"
5. (busy, engaged, in use) = (of facilities such as telephones or lavatories) unavailable for use by anyone else or indicating unavailability; (`engaged' is a British term for a busy telephone line); "her line is busy"; "receptionists' telephones are always engaged"; "the lavatory is in use"; "kept getting a busy signal"