occupy
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(verb) live (in a certain place) |
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Synonyms: lodge in, reside |
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Related Words: crash, dwell, inhabit, live, move in, people, populate, reside, shack, squat, stay at |
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(verb) occupy the whole of; "The liquid fills the container" |
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Synonyms: fill |
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Related Words: be, crowd, deluge, flood, inundate, take up |
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(verb) march aggressively into another's territory |
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Synonyms: invade |
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Related Words: assail, attack, infest, overrun |
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(verb) as of time or space: "I took three hours to get to work this morning"; "This event occupied a very short time" |
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Synonyms: take, use up |
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Related Words: be, expend, use |
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(verb) keep busy with; "She busies herself with her butterfly collection" |
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Synonyms: busy |
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Related Words: dabble, dabble at, dabble in, dabble with, dip into, play at, potter, putter, smatter, work |
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(verb) be present in; be inside of |
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Synonyms: inhabit |
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Related Words: be, infest, nest, tenant |
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(verb) be on the mind of; "What is worrying you?" |
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Synonyms: concern, interest, worry |
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Related Words: preoccupy |
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(verb) engage or engross wholly; "Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely" |
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Synonyms: absorb, engage, engross |
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Related Words: consume, interest, involve |
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