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ALL meanings of occupied

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  • noun occupied (of a building, seat, etc.) being used by someone. 1
  • adjective occupied building: inhabited 1
  • adjective occupied bathroom: in use 1
  • adjective occupied person: busy 1
  • adjective occupied territory: seized 1
  • verb with object occupied to take or fill up (space, time, etc.): I occupied my evenings reading novels. 1
  • verb with object occupied to engage or employ the mind, energy, or attention of: Occupy the children with a game while I prepare dinner. 1
  • verb with object occupied to be a resident or tenant of; dwell in: We occupied the same house for 20 years. 1
  • verb with object occupied to hold (a position, office, etc.). 1
  • verb with object occupied to take possession and control of (a place), as by military invasion. 1
  • verb with object occupied (usually initial capital letter) to participate in a protest about (a social or political issue), as by taking possession or control of buildings or public places that are symbolic of the issue: Let’s Occupy our voting rights! The Occupy Wall Street movement of late 2011 was a protest against economic inequality. 1
  • verb without object occupied to take or hold possession. 1
  • verb without object occupied (usually initial capital letter) to participate in a protest about a social or political issue. 1
  • adjective occupied (usually initial capital letter) of or relating to a protest about a social or political issue, as in Occupy movement; Occupy protest; Occupy candidate: the Occupy movement for social justice. 1
  • adjective occupied busy doing or thinking about something 0
  • adjective occupied in use and so not available for anyone else 0
  • adjective occupied under the control of an occupying military force 0
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