absorb, engross, engage, occupy
(verb) consume all of one’s attention or time; “Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely”
invade, occupy
(verb) march aggressively into another’s territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation; “Hitler invaded Poland on September 1, 1939”
take, occupy, use up
(verb) require (time or space); “It took three hours to get to work this morning”; “This event occupied a very short time”
fill, take, occupy
(verb) 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”
busy, occupy
(verb) keep busy with; “She busies herself with her butterfly collection”
occupy, reside, lodge in
(verb) live (in a certain place); “She resides in Princeton”; “he occupies two rooms on the top floor”
occupy, fill
(verb) occupy the whole of; “The liquid fills the container”
concern, interest, occupy, worry
(verb) be on the mind of; “I worry about the second Germanic consonant shift”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Occupy
synonym of OWS
occupy (third-person singular simple present occupies, present participle occupying, simple past and past participle occupied)
(transitive, of time) To take or use.
To fill.
To possess or use the time or capacity of; to engage the service of.
To fill or hold (an official position or role).
To hold the attention of.
(transitive) To take or use space.
To fill space.
To live or reside in.
(military) To have, or to have taken, possession or control of (a territory).
(surveying) To place the theodolite or total station at (a point).
(transitive, obsolete) To have sexual intercourse with.
(obsolete) To do business in; to busy oneself with.
(obsolete) To use; to expend; to make use of.
• (to possess or use the time or capacity of): employ, busy
• (to have sexual intercourse with): coitize, go to bed with, sleep with; see also copulate with
Source: Wiktionary
Oc"cu*py, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Occupied; p. pr. & vb. n. Occupying.] Etym: [OE. occupien, F. occuper, fr.L. occupare; ob (see Ob-) + a word akin to capere to take. See Capacious.]
1. To take or hold possession of; to hold or keep for use; to possess. Woe occupieth the fine [/end] of our gladness. Chaucer. The better apartments were already occupied. W. Irving .
2. 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. Sir J. Herschel.
3. To possess or use the time or capacity of; to engage the service of; to employ; to busy. An archbishop may have cause to occupy more chaplains than six. Eng. Statute (Hen. VIII. ) They occupied themselves about the Sabbath. 2 Macc. viii. 27.
4. To do business in; to busy one's self with. [Obs.] All the ships of the sea, with their mariners, were in thee to occupy the merchandise. Ezek. xxvii. 9. Not able to occupy their old crafts. Robynson (More's Utopia).
5. To use; to expend; to make use of. [Obs.] All the gold that was occupied for the work. Ex. xxxviii. 24. They occupy not money themselves. Robynson (More's Utopia).
6. To have sexual intercourse with. [Obs.] Nares.
Oc"cu*py, v. i.
1. To hold possession; to be an occupant. "Occupy till I come." Luke xix. 13.
2. To follow business; to traffic.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
26 March 2025
(noun) bandage consisting of a firm covering (often made of plaster of Paris) that immobilizes broken bones while they heal
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
