Dictionary Check: occupy

"occupy" is a valid word!

Scrabble 15 points
Words with Friends 18 points

Definition

verb

keep busy with

Example: "She busies herself with her butterfly collection"
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verb

live (in a certain place)

Example: "She resides in Princeton"
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verb

occupy the whole of

Example: "The liquid fills the container"
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verb

be on the mind of

Example: "I worry about the second Germanic consonant shift"
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verb

march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation

Example: "Hitler invaded Poland on September 1, 1939"
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verb

require (time or space)

Example: "It took three hours to get to work this morning"
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