Occupy

Word OCCUPY
Character 6
Hyphenation oc cu py
Pronunciations /ˈɒkjʊpaɪ/

Definitions and meanings of "Occupy"

What do we mean by occupy?

To fill up (time or space). transitive verb

To dwell or reside in (an apartment, for example). transitive verb

To hold or fill (an office or position). transitive verb

To seize possession of and maintain control over forcibly or by conquest. transitive verb

To engage or employ the attention or concentration of. transitive verb

To take possession of and retain or keep; enter upon the possession and use of; hold and use; especially, to take possession of (a place as a place of residence, or in warfare a town or country) and become established in it.

To take up, as room or space, or attention, interest, etc.; cover or fill; engross: as, to occupy too much space; to occupy the time with reading; to occupy the attention.

To hold, as an office; fill.

To take up and follow as a business or employment; be employed about; ply.

To employ; give occupation to; engage; busy: often used reflexively: as, to occupy one's self about something.

To use; make use of.

To possess; enjoy (with an obscene double meaning).

Synonyms 1-3. Hold, Own, etc. See possess.

To be in possession or occupation; hold possession; be an occupant; have possession and use.

To trade; traffic; carry on business.

To hold possession; to be an occupant. intransitive verb

To follow business; to traffic. intransitive verb

To take or hold possession of; to hold or keep for use; to possess. transitive verb

To hold, or fill, the dimensions of; to take up the room or space of; to cover or fill. transitive verb

To possess or use the time or capacity of; to engage the service of; to employ; to busy. transitive verb

(of time) To take or use.

To take or use space.

To have sexual intercourse with.

To do business in; to busy oneself with.

To use; to expend; to make use of.

To fill time and/or space in order to require others to pay atetntion to your message, while instead creating confusion and chaos, often negating any chance to accomplish any previously established goals. Urban Dictionary

The act of going to an establishment to partake in its goods and services. Most commonly used in the context of getting something to eat or using the restroom. Used in an episode of South Park ridiculing the Occupy Wall Street movement. Urban Dictionary

N. The ultimate goal of the Occupy Wall Street protesters, and, by extension, the goal of protesters everywhere, in any field (or parking lot). ............................. Urban Dictionary

To take up time and space. Often confused with "Invade", the act of infiltration. Urban Dictionary

N. The elusive "something" that "Occupy Wall Street" protesters are trying to obtain a piece of. It could be justice; it could be peace; it could be ineffable. Whatever it is, they all want a piece of the occupie. ............................. Urban Dictionary

A satirical quip suggesting protest of something, usually found at the closing of a social networking comment, following the 2011 "Occupy Wall Street" protests. The hash tag would suggest usage on Twitter, but can be found on any number of social sites, including Facebook. Urban Dictionary

Those mutant humans squatting in the inner cities who want to eat you and are immune to all logic or appeal to rationality. Urban Dictionary

Someone who sits in the stall for longer than necessary to feel safe from the invading 99ers who are bored, uneducated people who's unemployment is running out. Urban Dictionary

An extreme leftist website that posts memes for people who are too stupid and lazy to read a newspaper. A lot of their statements are either misleading, highly exaggerated, or just plain false. They mostly attack the opposite side, and refuse to admit any faults in their own party or call out other democrats while at the same time never pointing out anything good done by the republicans. It caters to the lowest denominator of democrats, just like Breitbart caters to the worst republicans. They represent everything wrong with the democratic party. If you want to know why Trump won, look no further. Urban Dictionary

When a girl only dates guys that will hurt her and leave her crying. Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Occupy

The word "occupy" in example sentences

The word occupy also connotes presence, however, which is the precursor to love. ❋ Eric Simpson (2011)

Just the word occupy insinuates to take over without consent. ❋ Laird (2012)

It is impossible to search for a combination of the word "occupy" and the name of a Chinese city, for example, "Occupy Beijing" (占领北京) or "Occupy Shanghai"(占领上海...), because the authorities clearly fear the spread of the "Occupy Wall Street" movement. ❋ Jean-François Julliard (2011)

It is impossible to search for a combination of the word "occupy" and the name of a Chinese city, for example, "Occupy Beijing" (åé¢†åŒäº¬) or "Occupy Shanghai"(åé¢†ä¸Šæµ·...), because the authorities clearly fear the spread of the "Occupy Wall Street" movement. ❋ Jean-François Julliard (2011)

"You can use the word "occupy" and attach it to anything and go with it." ❋ Turnstyle (2011)

The word "occupy" is a bit like the word "cleave," which, as Alan Watts was fond of pointing out, has two meanings, one of which is the precise opposite of the other. ❋ Eric Simpson (2011)

Type the word "occupy" into the search field on WePay's Donations page and you'll get 360 campaigns to choose from. ❋ Turnstyle (2011)

Like the word "cleave," there are two meanings involved in the word "occupy," one of which is the exact opposite of the other. ❋ Eric Simpson (2011)

Even though the whole movement is centered around the word "occupy," deciding which property to take over, or how long to monopolize it, doesn't seem to be based on any guiding principle. ❋ Jeff Norman (2011)

Right now, during this particular phase in history, we are watching the word "occupy" transform in definition from it's original "to fill up space," to "I'm mad as hell, and I'm not going to take it anymore!" ❋ Dori Hartley (2011)

"[Occupy] [Atlanta] is today! I've seen something on the internet about this in other cities, so I should [occupy] Atlanta even though [I have no idea] why people are occupying Atlanta!" ❋ CouchOccupier (2012)

I'm [gonna] occupy myself some pizookies from [BJ's]. ❋ Cubemaster (2012)

We are not rudderless [slackers] with no [goals]. We are fighting for a piece of the occupie! [Not much] of a fight dude. ❋ Gnostic1 (2011)

The [protesters] [camped] out in the park to "Occupy" the space as an act of [civil disobedience]. ❋ Decidedvoter (2011)

Dude! Scrape the peace stickers off [your dad's] old hippie tent and let's get down [to Wall] Street and grab a piece of that occupie. Should I grab his [acoustic guitar] too? No. It doesn't seem to have that protest-song vibe. Also, there are porta-potties and a lack of stoners selling each other hand-made jewelry. It will come man. It will come. ❋ Gnostic 1 (2011)

User 1 tweet/[status update]: "I can't believe this! The [iPhone 5] isn't coming out until at LEAST [2012]! Ridiculous!" User 2 comment: #occupyapplestore ❋ KDUBAKAKZA (2011)

[Will Smith] in [I AM LEGEND] tried to [point out] the truth to the Occupiers but their brains were infected and they wouldn't listen to his reasoned explanation. ❋ OneAndOnlyZel (2012)

[Dirk] became an occupier and sat in [the Starbuck's] stall his entire break because he didn't want a [99er] to ask for directions. ❋ Guidofawkes (2011)

I'm liberal and I think Occupy Democrats [is a joke]. I'm a real [democrat], not [one of these] obnoxious Occupy Democrats idiots. ❋ Awmm (2017)

Guy #1: Why has that girl been [crying] so much [lately]? Guy #2: I think it's because she's been [jerk occupied]. She'll only date men that will hurt her. ❋ Quzu (2011)

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