'occupy' definitions:
Definition of 'occupy'
From: WordNet
verb
Keep busy with; "She busies herself with her butterfly collection" [syn: busy, occupy]
verb
Live (in a certain place); "She resides in Princeton"; "he occupies two rooms on the top floor" [syn: occupy, reside, lodge in]
verb
Occupy the whole of; "The liquid fills the container" [syn: occupy, fill]
verb
Be on the mind of; "I worry about the second Germanic consonant shift" [syn: concern, interest, occupy, worry]
verb
March aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation; "Hitler invaded Poland on September 1, 1939" [syn: invade, occupy]
verb
Require (time or space); "It took three hours to get to work this morning"; "This event occupied a very short time" [syn: take, occupy, use up]
verb
Consume all of one's attention or time; "Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely" [syn: absorb, engross, engage, occupy]
verb
Synonyms of 'occupy'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abide,
- absorb,
- absorb the attention,
- admit,
- adopt,
- amuse,
- appropriate,
- arrest,
- arrogate,
- assimilate,
- assume,
- attend to business,
- be enfeoffed of,
- be possessed of,
- be seized of,
- beguile,
- berth,
- bespread,
- boast,
- bunk,
- busy,
- capture,
- catch,
- charm,
- claim,
- cohabit,
- colonize,
- come uppermost,
- command,
- complete,
- comprehend,
- comprise,
- conquer,
- consume,
- contain,
- count in,
- cover,
- crawl with,
- creep with,
- devote,
- diffuse,
- distract,
- divert,
- domicile,
- domiciliate,
- dominate,
- doss down,
- dwell,
- eat up,
- embody,
- embrace,
- employ,
- enchant,
- encircle,
- enclose,
- encompass,
- engage,
- engage the attention,
- engage the mind,
- engage the thoughts,
- engross,
- engross the mind,
- engross the thoughts,
- enjoy,
- enslave,
- entertain,
- enthrall,
- envisage,
- exercise,
- extend over,
- extend throughout,
- fascinate,
- fill,
- fill in,
- fill out,
- fill the mind,
- fill up,
- garrison,
- grab,
- grip,
- hang out,
- have,
- have and hold,
- have in hand,
- have tenure of,
- hog,
- hold,
- hold spellbound,
- hold the interest,
- honeycomb,
- hypnotize,
- imbue,
- immerse,
- include,
- incorporate,
- indent,
- inhabit,
- interest,
- invade,
- involve,
- involve the interest,
- jump a claim,
- leave no void,
- leaven,
- live,
- lodge,
- make free with,
- make use of,
- mesmerize,
- mind the store,
- monopolize,
- monopolize the thoughts,
- move in,
- move into,
- nest,
- number among,
- obsess,
- obsess the mind,
- occupy the attention,
- occupy the mind,
- overrun,
- overspread,
- overswarm,
- pass the time,
- penetrate,
- people,
- perch,
- permeate,
- pervade,
- populate,
- possess,
- preempt,
- preoccupy,
- prepossess,
- receive,
- reckon among,
- reckon in,
- reckon with,
- remain,
- requisition,
- reside,
- room,
- roost,
- run through,
- seize,
- seize the mind,
- settle in,
- settle into,
- sit on,
- soak,
- spellbind,
- spend,
- spend the time,
- squat,
- squat on,
- stay,
- subjugate,
- suffuse,
- swarm with,
- take all of,
- take in,
- take into account,
- take into consideration,
- take it all,
- take over,
- take possession of,
- take up,
- teem with,
- tenant,
- transfuse,
- use up,
- usucapt,
- usurp