ALL meanings of occupying
oc·cu·py
O o - noun occupying Present participle of occupy. 1
- verb with object occupying to take or fill up (space, time, etc.): I occupied my evenings reading novels. 1
- verb with object occupying to engage or employ the mind, energy, or attention of: Occupy the children with a game while I prepare dinner. 1
- verb with object occupying to be a resident or tenant of; dwell in: We occupied the same house for 20 years. 1
- verb with object occupying to hold (a position, office, etc.). 1
- verb with object occupying to take possession and control of (a place), as by military invasion. 1
- verb with object occupying (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 occupying to take or hold possession. 1
- verb without object occupying (usually initial capital letter) to participate in a protest about a social or political issue. 1
- adjective occupying (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