OCCUPY as VERB

1. Meaning
   • engage or engross wholly
   Synonym(s)
   • absorb (what does absorb mean?)
   • engage (what does engage mean?)
   • engross (what does engross mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely
   Hypernyms(s) occupy is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • interest (what does interest mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • involve (what does involve mean?)
   • consume (what does consume mean?)
   • rivet (what does rivet mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • occupation (what does occupation mean?)
   • occupation (what does occupation mean?)
   • business (what does business mean?)
   • job (what does job mean?)
   • line of work (what does line of work mean?)
   • line (what does line mean?)
   • concentration (what does concentration mean?)
   • engrossment (what does engrossment mean?)
   • absorption (what does absorption mean?)
   • immersion (what does immersion mean?)
   • preoccupation (what does preoccupation mean?)
   • preoccupancy (what does preoccupancy mean?)
   • absorption (what does absorption mean?)
   • engrossment (what does engrossment mean?)
   • intentness (what does intentness mean?)
   • engrossment (what does engrossment mean?)
   • preoccupation (what does preoccupation mean?)
   • preoccupancy (what does preoccupancy mean?)
   • absorption (what does absorption mean?)
   • engrossment (what does engrossment mean?)
2. Meaning
   • march aggressively into another’’s territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation
   Synonym(s)
   • invade (what does invade mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • Hitler invaded Poland on September 1, 1939
   Hypernyms(s) occupy is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • attack (what does attack mean?)
   • assail (what does assail mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • infest (what does infest mean?)
   • overrun (what does overrun mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • occupier (what does occupier mean?)
   • occupation (what does occupation mean?)
   • military control (what does military control mean?)
   • invasion (what does invasion mean?)
   • invader (what does invader mean?)
   • encroacher (what does encroacher mean?)
3. Meaning
   • as of time or space
   Synonym(s)
   • take (what does take mean?)
   • use up (what does use up mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • It took three hours to get to work this morning
   • This event occupied a very short time
   Hypernyms(s) occupy is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • use (what does use mean?)
   • expend (what does expend mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • be (what does be mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • occupation (what does occupation mean?)
4. Meaning
   • keep busy with
   Synonym(s)
   • busy (what does busy mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • She busies herself with her butterfly collection
   Hypernyms(s) occupy is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • work (what does work mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • potter (what does potter mean?)
   • putter (what does putter mean?)
   • dabble (what does dabble mean?)
   • smatter (what does smatter mean?)
   • play around (what does play around mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • occupation (what does occupation mean?)
5. Meaning
   • live (in a certain place)
   Synonym(s)
   • lodge in (what does lodge in mean?)
   • reside (what does reside mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) occupy is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • dwell (what does dwell mean?)
   • shack (what does shack mean?)
   • reside (what does reside mean?)
   • live (what does live mean?)
   • inhabit (what does inhabit mean?)
   • people (what does people mean?)
   • populate (what does populate mean?)
   • domicile (what does domicile mean?)
   • domiciliate (what does domiciliate mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • move in (what does move in mean?)
   • stay at (what does stay at mean?)
   • squat (what does squat mean?)
   • crash (what does crash mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • resident (what does resident mean?)
   • occupant (what does occupant mean?)
   • occupier (what does occupier mean?)
   • residency (what does residency mean?)
   • residence (what does residence mean?)
   • abidance (what does abidance mean?)
   • residency (what does residency mean?)
   • residence (what does residence mean?)
   • abidance (what does abidance mean?)
   • occupation (what does occupation mean?)
   • occupancy (what does occupancy mean?)
   • taking possession (what does taking possession mean?)
   • moving in (what does moving in mean?)
   • resident (what does resident mean?)
   • occupant (what does occupant mean?)
   • occupier (what does occupier mean?)
   • resident (what does resident mean?)
   • occupant (what does occupant mean?)
   • occupier (what does occupier mean?)
   • occupancy (what does occupancy mean?)
   • tenancy (what does tenancy mean?)
6. Meaning
   • occupy the whole of
   Synonym(s)
   • fill (what does fill mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • The liquid fills the container
   Hypernyms(s) occupy is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • be (what does be mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • crowd (what does crowd mean?)
   • take up (what does take up mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • occupation (what does occupation mean?)
7. Meaning
   • be present in
   • be inside of
   Synonym(s)
   • inhabit (what does inhabit mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) occupy is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • be (what does be mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • tenant (what does tenant mean?)
   • infest (what does infest mean?)
   • invade (what does invade mean?)
   • overrun (what does overrun mean?)
   • infest (what does infest mean?)
   • nest (what does nest mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • occupation (what does occupation mean?)
   • occupation (what does occupation mean?)
   • occupancy (what does occupancy mean?)
   • taking possession (what does taking possession mean?)
   • moving in (what does moving in mean?)
   • occupation (what does occupation mean?)
   • occupancy (what does occupancy mean?)
   • taking possession (what does taking possession mean?)
   • moving in (what does moving in mean?)
   • inhabitancy (what does inhabitancy mean?)
   • inhabitation (what does inhabitation mean?)
   • habitation (what does habitation mean?)
8. Meaning
   • be on the mind of
   Synonym(s)
   • concern (what does concern mean?)
   • interest (what does interest mean?)
   • worry (what does worry mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • I worry about the second Germanic consonant
   Derived(s)
   • occupation (what does occupation mean?)
   • interest (what does interest mean?)
   • involvement (what does involvement mean?)
   • concern (what does concern mean?)
   • care (what does care mean?)
   • fear (what does fear mean?)
   • concern (what does concern mean?)
   • worry (what does worry mean?)
   • headache (what does headache mean?)
   • vexation (what does vexation mean?)