Definition of occupy

Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of occupy is as below...

Occupy (v. t.) 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..

Lern More About Occupy

Separate :: Separate (v. t.) To come between; to keep apart by occupying the space between; to lie between; as, the Mediterranean Sea separates Europe and Africa..
Amuse :: Amuse (v.) To occupy or engage the attention of; to lose in deep thought; to absorb; also, to distract; to bewilder..
Pale :: Pale (n.) One of the greater ordinaries, being a broad perpendicular stripe in an escutcheon, equally distant from the two edges, and occupying one third of it..
Avocation :: Avocation (n.) Pursuits; duties; affairs which occupy one's time; usual employment; vocation.
Tenant :: Tenant (v. t.) To hold, occupy, or possess as a tenant..
Chamber :: Chamber (v. i.) To reside in or occupy a chamber or chambers.
Beset :: Beset (v. t.) To occupy; to employ; to use up.
Prepossess :: Prepossess (v. t.) To preoccupy, as the mind or heart, so as to preclude other things; hence, to bias or prejudice; to give a previous inclination to, for or against anything; esp., to induce a favorable opinion beforehand, or at the outset..
Roommate :: Roommate (n.) One of twe or more occupying the same room or rooms; one who shares the occupancy of a room or rooms; a chum.
Whitlow :: Whitlow (a.) An inflammation of the fingers or toes, generally of the last phalanx, terminating usually in suppuration. The inflammation may occupy any seat between the skin and the bone, but is usually applied to a felon or inflammation of the periosteal structures of the bone..
Occupy :: Occupy (v. t.) To possess or use the time or capacity of; to engage the service of; to employ; to busy.
Occupation :: Occupation (n.) The act or process of occupying or taking possession; actual possession and control; the state of being occupied; a holding or keeping; tenure; use; as, the occupation of lands by a tenant..
Engagement :: Engagement (n.) The act of engaging, pledging, enlisting, occupying, or entering into contest..
Omahas :: Omahas (n. pl.) A tribe of Indians who inhabited the south side of the Missouri River. They are now partly civilized and occupy a reservation in Nebraska.
Occupy :: Occupy (v. i.) To follow business; to traffic.
Boulevard :: Boulevard (n.) A public walk or street occupying the site of demolished fortifications. Hence: A broad avenue in or around a city.
Tunguses :: Tunguses (n. pl.) A group of roving Turanian tribes occupying Eastern Siberia and the Amoor valley. They resemble the Mongols.
Elder :: Elder (a.) A person who, on account of his age, occupies the office of ruler or judge; hence, a person occupying any office appropriate to such as have the experience and dignity which age confers; as, the elders of Israel; the elders of the synagogue; the elders in the apostolic church..
Prepossess :: Prepossess (v. t.) To preoccupy, as ground or land; to take previous possession of..
Coupe-gorge :: Coupe-gorge (n.) Any position giving the enemy such advantage that the troops occupying it must either surrender or be cut to pieces.
Random Fonts
Most Popular

close
Privacy Policy   GDPR Policy   Terms & Conditions   Contact Us