occupying (verb)

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• occupy — [c]/ˈɒkjəpaɪ / (say okyuhpuy) verb (occupied, occupying) –verb (t) 1. to take up (space, time, etc.). 2. to engage or employ (the mind, attention, etc., or the person). 3. to take possession of (a place), as by invasion. 4. to hold (a position,… …  

• keep a weather eye open — verb to maintain a background awareness of something; to remain alert to changes without it occupying your full attention. Syn: keep half an eye on something, keep ones wits about one …   Wiktionary

• carpet bomb — verb To bomb an area in such a manner that the ordnance covers the entire area without gaps. The infantry were destroyed after the enemy carpet bombed the ground they were occupying …   Wiktionary

• collaborate — verb /kəˈlabəɹeɪt,kəˈlæbəɹeɪt/ a) To work together with others to achieve a common goal. Lets collaborate on this dictionary, and get it finished faster. b) To cooperate …   Wiktionary

• expel — verb ADVERB ▪ forcibly ▪ They were forcibly expelled from their farm by the occupying authorities. ▪ immediately ▪ permanently ▪ Any student may be permanently expelled for coming to school with a weapon …   Collocations dictionary

• occupy — verb (occupies, occupying, occupied) 1》 reside or have one s place of business in. 2》 fill or take up (a space or time). 3》 hold (a position or job). 4》 keep (someone) busy, active, or preoccupied. 5》 take control of (a place) by military… …   English new terms dictionary

• collude — verb (I) formal to work with someone secretly, especially in order to cheat or deceive other people (+ with): He was accused of colluding with the occupying forces …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• occupy — verb (T) 1 STAY IN A PLACE formal to live or stay in a place: The Jackson family have occupied this apartment for the past six months. 2 be occupied if a room, seat, or bed is occupied, someone is in it or using it 3 SEIZE AND CONTROL to enter a… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• act — Verb: To perform; to fulfill a function, to put forth energy; to move, as opposed to remaining at rest; to carry into effect a determination of the will. Holt v Middlebrook (CA4 Va) 214 F2d 187, 52 ALR2d 1043. To simulate: to perform on stage,… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• Huron Indians — • If language may be taken as a fair criterion to go by, the Hurons proper were the original stock from which sprang all the branches of the great Iroquoian family, whether included in the primitive federation of the Five Nations, or standing… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• force — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 physical strength, power or violence ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, great, terrible, tremendous ▪ full, maximum ▪ brute …   Collocations dictionary