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Meaning of occupy

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  occupy
      v 1: keep busy with; "She busies herself with her butterfly
           collection" [syn: {busy}, {occupy}]
      2: live (in a certain place); "She resides in Princeton"; "he
         occupies two rooms on the top floor" [syn: {occupy},
         {reside}, {lodge in}]
      3: occupy the whole of; "The liquid fills the container" [syn:
         {occupy}, {fill}]
      4: be on the mind of; "I worry about the second Germanic
         consonant shift" [syn: {concern}, {interest}, {occupy},
         {worry}]
      5: march aggressively into another's territory by military force
         for the purposes of conquest and occupation; "Hitler invaded
         Poland on September 1, 1939" [syn: {invade}, {occupy}]
      6: require (time or space); "It took three hours to get to work
         this morning"; "This event occupied a very short time" [syn:
         {take}, {occupy}, {use up}]
      7: consume all of one's attention or time; "Her interest in
         butterflies absorbs her completely" [syn: {absorb},
         {engross}, {engage}, {occupy}]
      8: assume, as of positions or roles; "She took the job as
         director of development"; "he occupies the position of
         manager"; "the young prince will soon occupy the throne"
         [syn: {fill}, {take}, {occupy}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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