play around vs occupy

play around and occupy both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
play around	No	No	Yes	No
occupy	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, occupy is a hypernym of play around; that is, occupy is a word with a broader meaning than play around:

Other hypernyms of play around include busy.

play around (verb)	occupy (verb)
commit adultery	consume all of one's attention or time
work with in an amateurish manner	march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation
	require (time or space)
	keep busy with
	assume, as of positions or roles
	live (in a certain place)
	occupy the whole of
	be on the mind of