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occupy
Overview of verb occupy
The verb occupy has 8 senses (first 8 from tagged texts)
1. (22) inhabit, occupy -- (be present in; be inside of)
2. (8) busy, occupy -- (keep busy with; "She busies herself with her butterfly collection")
3. (7) occupy, reside, lodge in -- (live (in a certain place))
4. (3) occupy, fill -- (occupy the whole of; "The liquid fills the container")
5. (2) concern, interest, occupy, worry -- (be on the mind of; "I worry about the second Germanic consonant")
6. (2) take, occupy, use up -- (require (time or space); "It took three hours to get to work this morning"; "This event occupied a very short time")
7. (2) invade, occupy -- (march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation; "Hitler invaded Poland on September 1, 1939")
8. (1) absorb, engross, engage, occupy -- (engage or engross wholly; "Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely")
Antonyms of verb occupy
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb occupy
8 senses of occupy
Sense 1
inhabit, occupy
=> be
Sense 2
busy, occupy
=> work
Sense 3
occupy, reside, lodge in
=> dwell, live, inhabit
=> be
Sense 4
occupy, fill
=> be
Sense 5
concern, interest, occupy, worry
Sense 6
take, occupy, use up
=> use, expend
Sense 7
invade, occupy
=> attack, assail
=> contend, fight, struggle
Sense 8
absorb, engross, engage, occupy
=> interest
=> arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke
=> make, create
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb occupy
7 of 8 senses of occupy
Sense 1
inhabit, occupy
=> tenant
=> infest
=> invade, overrun, infest
=> nest
Sense 2
busy, occupy
=> potter, putter
=> dabble, smatter, play around
Sense 3
occupy, reside, lodge in
=> move in
=> stay at
=> squat
=> crash
Sense 4
occupy, fill
=> crowd
=> take up
Sense 6
take, occupy, use up
=> be
Sense 7
invade, occupy
=> infest, overrun
Sense 8
absorb, engross, engage, occupy
=> involve
=> consume
=> rivet
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb occupy
8 senses of occupy
Sense 1
inhabit, occupy
=> be
Sense 2
busy, occupy
=> work
Sense 3
occupy, reside, lodge in
=> dwell, live, inhabit
Sense 4
occupy, fill
=> be
Sense 5
concern, interest, occupy, worry
Sense 6
take, occupy, use up
=> use, expend
Sense 7
invade, occupy
=> attack, assail
Sense 8
absorb, engross, engage, occupy
=> interest
'Cause To' of verb occupy
Derived Forms of verb occupy
8 senses of occupy
Sense 1
inhabit, occupy
RELATED TO>(noun) occupation#5
=> occupation
RELATED TO>(noun) occupation#4
=> occupation, occupancy, taking possession, moving in
RELATED TO>(noun) occupancy#2
=> occupation, occupancy, taking possession, moving in
Sense 2
busy, occupy
RELATED TO>(noun) occupation#3
=> occupation
Sense 3
occupy, reside, lodge in
RELATED TO>(noun) occupation#4
=> occupation, occupancy, taking possession, moving in
RELATED TO>(noun) occupier#1
=> resident, occupant, occupier
RELATED TO>(noun) occupant#1
=> resident, occupant, occupier
RELATED TO>(noun) occupancy#1
=> occupancy, tenancy
Sense 4
occupy, fill
RELATED TO>(noun) occupation#5
=> occupation
Sense 5
concern, interest, occupy, worry
RELATED TO>(noun) occupation#3
=> occupation
Sense 6
take, occupy, use up
RELATED TO>(noun) occupation#5
=> occupation
Sense 7
invade, occupy
RELATED TO>(noun) occupier#2
=> occupier
RELATED TO>(noun) occupation#2
=> occupation, military control
Sense 8
absorb, engross, engage, occupy
RELATED TO>(noun) occupation#3
=> occupation
RELATED TO>(noun) occupation#1
=> occupation, business, job, line of work, line
Domain of verb occupy
Domain Terms of verb occupy
Familiarity of verb occupy
occupy used as a verb is common (polysemy count =8)
Sample Sentences of verb occupy
8 senses of occupy
Sense 1
inhabit, occupy
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 2
busy, occupy
*> Somebody ----s somebody
*> Somebody ----s somebody PP
Sense 3
occupy, reside, lodge in
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s something
Sense 4
occupy, fill
*> Something ----s something
Sense 5
concern, interest, occupy, worry
EX: The bad news will occupy him
Sense 6
take, occupy, use up
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s something
Sense 7
invade, occupy
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s something
Sense 8
absorb, engross, engage, occupy
EX: They occupy themselves
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb occupy
7 of 8 senses of occupy
Sense 1
inhabit, occupy
> be
=> stretch, stretch along
=> attend, go to
=> occupy, fill
=> dwell, live, inhabit
=> inhabit, occupy
=> stand back, keep one's eyes off, keep one's distance, keep one's hands off, stay away
=> reach, extend to, touch
=> run, go, pass, lead, extend
=> go, lead
=> cover, continue, extend
=> extend, poke out, reach out
=> lie
=> sit
=> face
=> straddle
=> follow
=> center on
=> lie, rest
=> belong, go
=> come
Sense 2
busy, occupy
> work
=> work through, run through, go through
=> putter, mess around, potter, tinker, monkey, monkey around, muck about, muck around
=> carpenter
=> clerk
=> page
=> wait, waitress
=> pull one's weight
=> electioneer
=> assist
=> beaver, beaver away
=> work at, work on
=> plug away, peg away, slog, keep one's nose to the grindstone, keep one's shoulder to the wheel
=> busy, occupy
=> collaborate, join forces, cooperate, get together
=> volunteer
=> specialize, specialise
=> minister
=> intern
=> skipper
=> boondoggle
=> skimp, scant
=> serve
=> work
Sense 3
occupy, reside, lodge in
> dwell, live, inhabit
=> neighbor, neighbour
=> occupy, reside, lodge in
=> reside, shack, domicile, domiciliate
=> people, populate
=> cohabit, shack up
=> lodge
=> camp, encamp, camp out, bivouac, tent
=> board, room
Sense 4
occupy, fill
> be
=> stretch, stretch along
=> attend, go to
=> occupy, fill
=> dwell, live, inhabit
=> inhabit, occupy
=> stand back, keep one's eyes off, keep one's distance, keep one's hands off, stay away
=> reach, extend to, touch
=> run, go, pass, lead, extend
=> go, lead
=> cover, continue, extend
=> extend, poke out, reach out
=> lie
=> sit
=> face
=> straddle
=> follow
=> center on
=> lie, rest
=> belong, go
=> come
Sense 6
take, occupy, use up
> use, expend
=> pervert, misuse, abuse
=> abuse
=> spare
=> take, occupy, use up
=> waste, blow, squander
Sense 7
invade, occupy
> attack, assail
=> submarine
=> pepper, pelt
=> strike, hit
=> counterattack, counterstrike
=> gas
=> storm, surprise
=> blitz
=> invade, occupy
=> besiege, beleaguer, surround, hem in, circumvent
=> bombard, bomb
=> strafe
=> cannonade
=> torpedo
=> raid, bust
Sense 8
absorb, engross, engage, occupy
> interest
=> absorb, engross, engage, occupy
=> fascinate, transfix, grip, spellbind
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb occupy
Sense 1
inhabit, occupy
=> be
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Sense 2
busy, occupy
=> work
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Sense 3
occupy, reside, lodge in
=> dwell, live, inhabit
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Sense 4
occupy, fill
=> be
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Sense 5
concern, interest, occupy, worry
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Sense 6
take, occupy, use up
=> use, expend
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Sense 7
invade, occupy
=> attack, assail
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Sense 8
absorb, engross, engage, occupy
=> interest
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Grep of verb occupy
occupy
preoccupy
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