occupy

v. inhabit, live in; fill, take up; engage, keep busy

v. seize, conquer; hold, control

Verb
1. be present in; be inside of
(synonym) inhabit
(hypernym) be
(hyponym) tenant
(derivation) occupation
2. keep busy with; "She busies herself with her butterfly collection"
(synonym) busy
(hypernym) work
(hyponym) potter, putter
(derivation) occupation
3. live (in a certain place)
(synonym) reside, lodge in
(hypernym) dwell, shack, reside, live, inhabit, people, populate, domicile, domiciliate
(hyponym) move in
(derivation) occupation, occupancy, taking possession, moving in
4. occupy the whole of; "The liquid fills the container"
(synonym) fill
(hypernym) be
(hyponym) crowd
(derivation) occupation
5. be on the mind of; "I worry about the second Germanic consonant"
(synonym) concern, interest, worry
(derivation) occupation
6. as of time or space; "It took three hours to get to work this morning"; "This event occupied a very short time"
(synonym) take, use up
(hypernym) use, expend
(hyponym) be
(verb-group) consume, eat up, use up, eat, deplete, exhaust, run through, wipe out
(derivation) occupation
7. march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation; "Hitler invaded Poland on September 1, 1939"
(synonym) invade
(hypernym) attack, assail
(hyponym) infest, overrun
(derivation) occupier
8. engage or engross wholly; "Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely"
(synonym) absorb, engross, engage
(hypernym) interest
(hyponym) involve
(derivation) occupation

(v. t.)
To use; to expend; to make use of.
  

(v. t.)
To take or hold possession of; to hold or keep for use; to possess.
  

(v. t.)
To possess or use the time or capacity of; to engage the service of; to employ; to busy.
  

(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.
  

(v. t.)
To have sexual intercourse with.
  

(v. t.)
To do business in; to busy one's self with.
  

(v. i.)
To hold possession; to be an occupant.
  

(v. i.)
To follow business; to traffic.
  

hou4 lai2 ju1 shang4
A latecomer occupies a better place.
Referring to what comes from behind and surpasses what is in front.

v. a.
1. take possession
قبضے ميں لانا, داب لينا, دبا بيٹھنا, ہتيانا, تحت ميں رکھنا, دخل کرنا, دخيل ہونا, قبضہ کرنا, پٹہ دار ہونا, اجارہ دار ہونا, کرايہ دار ہونا
2. busy
مصروف کرنا, مشغول کرنا, لگانا, دھيان دينا, دھندے سے لگانا
3. take up
جگہ گھيرنا, بھرنا, تصرف کرنا, عمل کرنا, رکھنا, وقت لينا