Key: "S:" = Show Synset (semantic) relations, "W:" = Show Word (lexical) relations
Display options for sense: (gloss) "an example sentence"
Verb
S: (v) preoccupy (engage or engross the interest or attention of beforehand or occupy urgently or obsessively) "His work preoccupies him"; "The matter preoccupies her completely--she cannot think of anything else"
S: (v) preoccupy (occupy or take possession of beforehand or before another or appropriate for use in advance) "the army preoccupied the hills"