to occupy; to hold

to capture, seize, or occupy by force

to occupy

to take up, seize, or hold a specific space, territory, or position

to invade and occupy (territory)

to seize (a position, territory, or strategic advantage)

to forcibly occupy or take possession of land, property, or resources

to predominate or occupy a dominant position; to have the upper hand

to be in a favorable position or possess a situational advantage

to take the lead or gain the upper hand in a competition, argument, or situation

to occupy by force

busy (telephone line)

to tie up (funds or resources etc that could otherwise be used)

to take precedence

occupant; occupier

enemy occupied territory

taking or eating more than one's due; greedy and selfish

Soviet-occupied area (of Eastern Europe etc)

a criminal offense involving the illegal appropriation of another's property that one is entrusted with or has control over

to constitute or represent a specific proportion or percentage of a total

Occupy Central, a Hong Kong civil disobedience movement that began in September 2014

to be at a disadvantage

to appropriate for oneself what rightfully belongs to others