Dictionary Entry
occupy
occupy is a 6-letter English word with 16 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To take or hold possession of; to hold or keep for use; to possess. Face value is 15 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
6 letters · Scrabble 15 · Words With Friends 18 · 16 senses
Definitions
- 1transitive verb
To take or hold possession of; to hold or keep for use; to possess.
- 2transitive verb
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.
- 3transitive verb
To possess or use the time or capacity of; to engage the service of; to employ; to busy.
- 4transitive verb
To do business in; to busy one's self with.
- 5transitive verb
To use; to expend; to make use of.
- 6transitive verb
To have sexual intercourse with.
- 7intransitive verb
To hold possession; to be an occupant.
- 8intransitive verb
To follow business; to traffic.
- 9verb
consume all of one's attention or time
"Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely"
- 10verb
march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation
"Hitler invaded Poland on September 1, 1939"
Synonyms
- 11verb
require (time or space)
"It took three hours to get to work this morning"
"This event occupied a very short time"
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- 12verb
assume, as of positions or roles
"She took the job as director of development"
"he occupies the position of manager"
- 13verb
keep busy with
"She busies herself with her butterfly collection"
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- 14verb
live (in a certain place)
"She resides in Princeton"
"he occupies two rooms on the top floor"
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- 15verb
occupy the whole of
"The liquid fills the container"
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- 16verb
be on the mind of
"I worry about the second Germanic consonant shift"
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