- (v.t.) To have sexual intercourse with.
- (v.t.) To possess or use the time or capacity of; to engage the service of; to employ; to busy.
- (v.t.) To use; to expend; to make use of.
- (v.t.) To hold or fill, the dimensions of; to take up the room or space of; to cover or fill; as, the camp occupies five acres of ground.
- (v.i.) To follow business; to traffic.
- (v.i.) To hold possession; to be an occupant.
- (v.t.) To do business in; to busy one's self with.
- (v.t.) To take or hold possession of; to hold or keep for use; to possess.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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