Definition of 'occupy'

Verb

1. be present in; be inside of
      Synonyms: inhabit
2. keep busy with; "She busies herself with her butterfly collection"
      Synonyms: busy
3. live (in a certain place)
      Synonyms: reside lodge in
4. occupy the whole of; "The liquid fills the container"
      Synonyms: fill
5. be on the mind of; "I worry about the second Germanic consonant"
      Synonyms: concern interest worry
6. require (time or space); "It took three hours to get to work this morning"; "This event occupied a very short time"
      Synonyms: take use up
7. 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. engage or engross wholly; "Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely"
      Synonyms: absorb engross engage

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