tenant - occupy as a tenant

infest - live on or in a host, as of parasites

infest, overrun, invade - occupy in large numbers or live on a host; "the Kudzu plant infests much of the South and is spreading to the North"

nest - inhabit a nest, usually after building; "birds are nesting outside my window every Spring"

be - occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere; "Where is my umbrella?" "The toolshed is in the back"; "What is behind this behavior?"

work - exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity; "I will work hard to improve my grades"; "she worked hard for better living conditions for the poor"

putter, potter - work lightly; "The old lady is pottering around in the garden"

smatter, play around, dabble - work with in a non-serious manner; "She dabbles in astronomy"; "He plays around with investments bu he never makes any money"

move in - occupy a place; "The crowds are moving in"

stay at - reside temporarily; "I'm staying at the Hilton"

squat - occupy (a dwelling) illegally

domicile, domiciliate, inhabit, live, populate, reside, shack, people, dwell - make one's home or live in; "She resides officially in Iceland"; "I live in a 200-year old house"; "These people inhabited all the islands that are now deserted"; "The plains are sparsely populated"

crash - occupy, usually uninvited; "My son's friends crashed our house last weekend"

crowd - fill or occupy to the point of overflowing; "The students crowded the auditorium"

take up - take up time or space; "take up the slack"

be - occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere; "Where is my umbrella?" "The toolshed is in the back"; "What is behind this behavior?"

deplete, use up, wipe out, eat up, exhaust, run through, eat, consume - use up (resources or materials); "this car consumes a lot of gas"; "We exhausted our savings"; "They run through 20 bottles of wine a week"

expend, use - use up, consume fully; "The legislature expended its time on school questions"

be - spend or use time; "I may be an hour"

attack, assail - launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with; "Hitler attacked Poland on September 1, 1939 and started World War II"; "Serbian forces assailed Bosnian towns all week"

infest, overrun - invade in great numbers; "the roaches infested our kitchen"

involve - occupy or engage the interest of; "His story completely involved me during the entire afternoon"

consume - engage fully; "The effort to pass the exam consumed all his energy"

rivet - hold (someone's attention); "The discovery of the skull riveted the paleontologists"

interest - excite the curiosity of; engage the interest of