Definitions of occupy
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To
hold
possession;
to
follow
business.
-
To
have
sexual
intercourse
with.
-
To
take
or
hold
possession
of;
to
hold
or
keep
for
use;
to
possess.
-
To
hold,
or
fill,
the
dimensions
of;
to
take
up
the
room
or
space
of;
to
cover
or
fill;
as,
the
camp
occupies
five
acres
of
ground.
-
To
possess
or
use
the
time
or
capacity
of;
to
engage
the
service
of;
to
employ;
to
busy.
-
To
do
business
in;
to
busy
one's
self
with.
-
To
use;
to
expend;
to
make
use
of.
-
To
take
possession
of;
have
in
possession
or
use;
dwell
in;
as,
to
occupy
a
room;
to
fill
or
cover,
as
time
or
space;
as,
household
duties
occupy
her
day;
to
employ;
to
busy;
as,
to
occupy
oneself
with
work.
-
To
take
or
seize:
to
hold
possession
of:
to
cover
or
fill:
to
employ: (
B.)
to
use:
to
trade
with.
-
To
take
or
hold
possession
of;
fill;
cover;
employ.
-
To
use
in
an
exclusive
manner;
possess;
employ.
-
To
hold
possession;
to
be
an
occupant.
-
To
hold
possession: (
B.)
to
trade:-
pa.
t.
and
pa.
p.
occupied.
-
engage
or
engross
wholly; "
Her
interest
in
butterflies
absorbs
her
completely"
-
live (
in
a
certain
place)
-
as
of
time
or
space; "
It
took
three
hours
to
get
to
work
this
morning"; "
This
event
occupied
a
very
short
time"
-
To
take
possession
of;
to
hold
or
keep
for
use;
to
take
up,
as
room
or
space;
to
busy;
to
employ,
as
time;
to
use;
to
engage,
as
time
and
attention;
to
follow
a
business.
-
Occupying.
-
Occupier.
-
Occupied.
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