occupying
Filling a space
Occupying is the present participle of occupy.
To occupy a space is to be in it or take it up: The couch was occupying most of the room.
To occupy a place is to live or work there.
Military forces occupy territory they've seized.
To occupy time is to fill it: Reading occupies most of my evenings.
To occupy oneself is to stay busy.
One who rents property
- leaseTemporary use contract
- rentPayment for temporary use
- dwellingPlace of residence
- habitationPlace where people live
abode · settling · cohabitation · quarters · residency · lodging · accommodation · household
Absorbing territory into jurisdiction
- conquestDefeating and seizing control
- invasionForcible entry into territory
- usurpationWrongful seizure of power
- captureTake into custody
overrun · subjugation · appropriation · takeover · incursion · colonization · expropriation · storming
Holding attention completely
- engrossingCompletely holding one's attention
- preoccupyingFilling someone's thoughts
- busyingMaking actively engaged
- fillingMaterial placed within
consuming · distracting · employing · involving · entertaining · immersing · captivating · monopolizing
Portable fabric shelters
- campfireOutdoor fire for gathering
- outpostRemote military station
- bivouacTemporary military encampment
- basecampExpedition's operational center
shelter · provisions · patrol · sentry · perimeter · barricades · fortification · bunker
tenant
One who rents property
habitation · abode · settling · cohabitation · quarters · residency · lodging · accommodation · household · domicile
annexation
Absorbing territory into jurisdiction
- conquestDefeating and seizing control
- invasionForcible entry into territory
- usurpationWrongful seizure of power
capture · overrun · subjugation · appropriation · takeover · incursion · colonization · expropriation · storming · breach
absorbing
Holding attention completely
- engrossingCompletely holding one's attention
- preoccupyingFilling someone's thoughts
- busyingMaking actively engaged
filling · consuming · distracting · employing · involving · entertaining · immersing · captivating · monopolizing · taking up
tents
Portable fabric shelters
- campfireOutdoor fire for gathering
- outpostRemote military station
- bivouacTemporary military encampment
basecamp · shelter · provisions · patrol · sentry · perimeter · barricades · fortification · bunker · reconnaissance
regulate
Control by rules
administer · oversee · direct · command · manipulate · handle · operate · conduct · maintain · monitor
settlers
Those who establish homes
- dwellersThose who occupy space
- populationAll inhabitants combined
- communityCollective of connected people
locals · natives · denizens · citizens · folk · people · tribe · clan · villagers · colonists
- home activitiescleaning, cooking, sleeping, bathing, eating
- protestsprotest, demonstration, protest march, demonstrations, rallies
- populatingsettling, colonizing, inhabiting, filling, homesteading
- labor strikeswalkouts, walkout, picket lines, strike action, coal strike
occupyingvacating
Leaving a place empty
leaving · evacuating · abandoning · departing · emptying
occupyingliberating
Setting free from constraint
surrendering · withdrawing · evacuating · ceding · retreating
occupyingfreeing
Releasing from confinement
releasing · boring · liberating · ignoring · neglecting
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