Fill vs. Occupy — What's the Difference?

To put something into (a container, for example) to capacity or to a desired level

To fill up (time or space)

To supply or provide to the fullest extent

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

To build up the level of (low-lying land) with material such as earth or gravel.

To hold or fill (an office or position).

To stop or plug up (an opening, for example).

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

To repair a cavity of (a tooth).

To engage or employ the attention or concentration of

To add a foreign substance to (cloth or wood, for example).

To take or use.

To flow or move into (a container or area), often to capacity

To fill.

To pervade

To possess or use the time or capacity of; to engage the service of.

To satiate, as with food and drink

To fill or hold (an official position or role).

To engage or occupy completely

To hold the attention of.

To satisfy or meet; fulfill

(transitive) To take or use space.

To supply what is specified by or required for

To fill space.

To put a person into (a job or position)

To live or reside in.

To discharge the duties of; occupy

(military) To have, or to have taken, possession or control of (a territory).

To cover the surface of (an inexpensive metal) with a layer of precious metal, such as gold.

(surveying) To place the theodolite or total station at (a point).

To cause (a sail) to swell.

To have sexual intercourse with.

To adjust (a yard) so that wind will cause a sail to swell.

(obsolete) To do business in; to busy oneself with.

To become full

(obsolete) To use; to expend; to make use of.

An amount needed to make full, complete, or satisfied

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

Material for filling a container, cavity, or passage.

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.

A built-up piece of land; an embankment.

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

The material, such as earth or gravel, used for this.

To do business in; to busy one's self with.

(transitive) To occupy fully, to take up all of.

To use; to expend; to make use of.

(transitive) To add contents to (a container, cavity, or the like) so that it is full.

To have sexual intercourse with.

To enter (something), making it full.

To hold possession; to be an occupant.

(intransitive) To become full.

To follow business; to traffic.

(intransitive) To become pervaded with something.

Be present in; be inside of

(transitive) To satisfy or obey (an order, request, or requirement).

Keep busy with;

(transitive) To install someone, or be installed, in (a position or office), eliminating a vacancy.

Live (in a certain place)

(transitive) To treat (a tooth) by adding a dental filling to it.

Occupy the whole of;

(transitive) To fill or supply fully with food; to feed; to satisfy.

Be on the mind of;

To trim (a yard) so that the wind blows on the after side of the sails.

As of time or space;

To have sexual intercourse with (a female).

March aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation;

(after a possessive) A sufficient or more than sufficient amount.

Engage or engross wholly;

An amount that fills a container.

The filling of a container or area.

Inexpensive material used to occupy empty spaces, especially in construction.

(archaeology) Soil and/or human-created debris discovered within a cavity or cut in the layers and exposed by excavation; fill soil.

An embankment, as in railroad construction, to fill a hollow or ravine; also, the place which is to be filled.

(music) A short passage, riff, or rhythmic sound that helps to keep the listener's attention during a break between the phrases of a melody.

One of the thills or shafts of a carriage.

One of the thills or shafts of a carriage.

A full supply, as much as supplies want; as much as gives complete satisfaction.

That which fills; filling; filler; specif., an embankment, as in railroad construction, to fill a hollow or ravine; also, the place which is to be filled.

To make full; to supply with as much as can be held or contained; to put or pour into, till no more can be received; to occupy the whole capacity of.

To furnish an abudant supply to; to furnish with as mush as is desired or desirable; to occupy the whole of; to swarm in or overrun.

To fill or supply fully with food; to feed; to satisfy.

To possess and perform the duties of; to officiate in, as an incumbent; to occupy; to hold; as, a king fills a throne; the president fills the office of chief magistrate; the speaker of the House fills the chair.

To supply with an incumbent; as, to fill an office or a vacancy.

To press and dilate, as a sail; as, the wind filled the sails.

To make an embankment in, or raise the level of (a low place), with earth or gravel.

To become full; to have the whole capacity occupied; to have an abundant supply; to be satiated; as, corn fills well in a warm season; the sail fills with the wind.

To fill a cup or glass for drinking.

A quantity sufficient to satisfy;

Any material that fills a space or container;

Make full, also in a metaphorical sense;

Become full;

Occupy the whole of;

Assume, as of positions or roles;

Fill or meet a want or need

Appoint someone to (a position or a job)

Eat until one is sated;

Fill to satisfaction;

Plug with a substance;