occupies
Fills a space
Occupies is the third-person singular of occupy.
To occupy a space is to be in it or fill it: The couch occupies most of the room.
To occupy a place is to take possession of it, sometimes by force: Protesters occupied the building.
What occupies your time or mind takes it up: Work occupies most of her waking hours.
An occupied bathroom is in use; an occupied territory is under foreign control.
Focused mental awareness
- absorbsTakes in fully
- preoccupiesMentally absorbs completely
- engrossesWholly occupies attention
- captivatesHolds rapt attention
distracts · consumes · fixates · immerses · enthralls · grips · holds · rivets
People living somewhere
inhabit · populate · lodge · homestead · abode · habitat · cohabit · nest
Location or stance
- rolePosition or part
- postVertical structural beam
- appointmentScheduled time for something
- tenureProtected employment status
holds · fills · serves · works · functions · staffs · mans · assumes
Unoccupied area or interval
- volumeAmount of space filled
- capacityMaximum amount containable
- areaExtent of surface
- footprintMark from stepping
span · extent · coverage · expanse · permeate · pervade · saturate · consume
Superior influence over others
- commandAuthoritative instruction given
- seizeTake suddenly, forcibly
- captureTake into custody
- garrisonStationed military force
invasion · conquest · annexation · encroachment · fortification · outpost · blockade · siege
attention
Focused mental awareness
- absorbsTakes in fully
- preoccupiesMentally absorbs completely
- engrossesWholly occupies attention
captivates · distracts · consumes · fixates · immerses · enthralls · grips · holds · rivets · fascinates
residents
People living somewhere
settle · inhabit · populate · lodge · homestead · abode · habitat · cohabit · nest · roost
position
Location or stance
- rolePosition or part
- postVertical structural beam
- appointmentScheduled time for something
tenure · holds · fills · serves · works · functions · staffs · mans · assumes · retains
space
Unoccupied area or interval
footprint · span · extent · coverage · expanse · permeate · pervade · saturate · consume · dominate
dominance
Superior influence over others
garrison · invasion · conquest · annexation · encroachment · fortification · outpost · blockade · siege · patrol
- sitting downtakes a seat, plops, settles, perches, squats
occupiesliberates
Sets free from captivity
evacuates · surrenders · cedes · frees · relinquishes
- occupied territoriesRegions under foreign control
- occupied territoryLand under foreign military control
- occupied landRegion under foreign military control
- occupied zoneRegion controlled by invaders
- occupied FranceGerman-controlled wartime territory
- occupied signIndicator someone's inside
preoccupied, occupied, unoccupied, occupier, occupiers, reoccupied