v. t. | 1. | To take or hold possession of; to hold or keep for use; to possess. |
2. | To hold, or fill, the dimensions of; to take up the room or space of; to cover or fill; | |
3. | To possess or use the time or capacity of; to engage the service of; to employ; to busy. | |
4. | To do business in; to busy one's self with. | |
5. | To use; to expend; to make use of. | |
6. | To have sexual intercourse with. | |
v. i. | 1. | To hold possession; to be an occupant. |
2. | To follow business; to traffic. |
Verb | 1. | occupy - be present in; be inside of Synonyms: inhabit |
2. | occupy - keep busy with; "She busies herself with her butterfly collection" Synonyms: busy | |
3. | occupy - live (in a certain place) | |
4. | occupy - occupy the whole of; "The liquid fills the container" Synonyms: fill | |
5. | occupy - be on the mind of; "I worry about the second Germanic consonant" | |
6. | occupy - as of time or space; "It took three hours to get to work this morning"; "This event occupied a very short time" | |
7. | occupy - march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation; "Hitler invaded Poland on September 1, 1939" Synonyms: invade | |
8. | occupy - engage or engross wholly; "Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely" |