Meaning

1. to occupy, to take up (to physically fill an entire area entirely)
2. to occupy, to take (to stand, sit or lie down in a specific place, i.e. in a chair)
3. (colloquial) to reserve, to book
4. to occupy, to take up (to start living in a specific place)
5. to take, to rank, to occupy (to be in a particular place in a competition or hierarchy, etc.)
6. to occupy (to start using and make unavailable for others)
7. to occupy, to seize (to introduce troops into an area and thus gain control over it)
8. to take, to occupy (to last a certain amount of time)
9. to occupy (to give someone something to do)
10. to occupy, to absorb, to grab, to engage (to interest someone for a long time)
11. to distrain (to seize somebody's property in place of, or to force, payment of a debt)
12. to engulf, to take (to cover the entire surface or object with harmful effects)
13. to take up, to assume (to begin to have or perform)
14. to take up (to begin to be somewhere)
15. to take, to seize (to take possession of something)
16. to take (to affect to some organ)
17. to occupy (to fill a period of time with some action)
18. (obsolete) to embrace; to encompass
19. (obsolete) to hit physically
20. (obsolete) to take; to abduct
21. (obsolete) to take along (to grab and bring with oneself)
22. (obsolete) to delight, to charm
23. to take up, to engage, to be engaged with, to be occupied with; to handle, to deal with, to address (to begin doing)
24. to take care of, to look after; to handle, to deal with, to address (to do what is necessary to ensure the wellbeing of someone or something)
25. to catch fire, to conflagrate (to become engulfed in flames)
26. (obsolete) to start, to begin
27. (obsolete) to be interested
28. (obsolete) to fancy, to be attracted to (to feel a romantic attraction towards someone)