| Main Entry: | occupy |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be busy with |
Synonyms: |
absorb, amuse, attend, be active with, be concerned with, busy, divert, employ, engage, engross, entertain, fill, hold attention, immerse, interest, involve, keep busy, monopolize, preoccupy, soak, take up, tie up, utilize |
Antonyms: |
be inactive, be lazy, idle |
| Main Entry: | occupy |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | reside; use |
Synonyms: |
be established, be in command, be in residence, cover, dwell, ensconce, establish, fill, hold, inhabit, involve, keep, live in, maintain, own, people, permeate, pervade, populate, possess, remain, sit, stay, take up, tenant, utilize |
Antonyms: |
not use |
| Main Entry: | occupy |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | seize, take over |
Synonyms: |
capture, conquer, garrison, hold, invade, keep, obtain, overrun, take possession |
Antonyms: |
surrender, yield |
| Main Entry: | occupying |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | filling a place |
Synonyms: |
assigned to, commanding, controlling, covering, holding, living in, maintaining, obtaining, owning, permeating, pervading, placed, possessing, posted, remaining, residing, resting, settled on, sitting, situated, staying, taking up, tenanting |
Antonyms: |
gone, leaving, removing |
| Main Entry: | occupying |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | engaging attention |
Synonyms: |
absorbing, attracting, concentrated upon, concerned with, drawing, engaging, engrossing, exacting, exciting, focusing, interesting, monopolizing, requiring, utilizing |
| Main Entry: | amuse |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | entertain; make laugh |
Synonyms: |
break one up, charm, cheer, crack up, delight, divert, fracture, gladden, grab*, gratify, interest, kill*, knock dead, make roll in the aisles, occupy, panic*, please, put away, regale, slay, tickle, wow* |
| Notes: | the first meaning of amuse was 'to divert the attention of in order to mislead,' 'delude, deceive' and now means 'entertain, make smile or laugh'; bemuse means 'confuse, bewilder, puzzle' |
Antonyms: |
anger, annoy, bore, dull, tire, upset |
| Main Entry: | beguile |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | charm |
Synonyms: |
amuse, attract, cheer, delight, distract, divert, engross, entertain, entice, knock dead, knock out, lure, occupy, seduce, send, slay, solace, sweep off one's feet, tickle, tickle pink, tickle to death, turn on, vamp, wow* |
| Main Entry: | bury |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | engross oneself |
Synonyms: |
absorb, concentrate, engage, immerse, interest, occupy, rivet, throw oneself into |
| Main Entry: | capture |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | catch and forcefully hold |
Synonyms: |
apprehend, arrest, bag*, bust, catch, collar, conquer, cop, gain control, get, grab*, hook*, land, nab, nail, net, occupy, overwhelm, pick up*, pinch*, prehend, pull in, put the cuffs on, round up, run in, secure, seize, snare, snatch, take, take captive, take into custody, take prisoner, trap, tumble |
Antonyms: |
free, let go, liberate, lose, release |
| Main Entry: | conquer |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | win; obtain |
Synonyms: |
achieve, acquire, annex, best, master, occupy, overcome, overrun, prevail, seize, succeed, triumph |
Antonyms: |
forfeit, lose, surrender |