Possession

[pə'zeʃ(ə)n] or [pə'zɛʃən]

Definition

(noun.) anything owned or possessed.

(noun.) the act of having and controlling property.

(noun.) (sport) the act of controlling the ball (or puck); 'they took possession of the ball on their own goal line'.

(noun.) a territory that is controlled by a ruling state.

(noun.) being controlled by passion or the supernatural.

Checker: Wyatt--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) The act or state of possessing, or holding as one's own.

(n.) The having, holding, or detention of property in one's power or command; actual seizin or occupancy; ownership, whether rightful or wrongful.

(n.) The thing possessed; that which any one occupies, owns, or controls; in the plural, property in the aggregate; wealth; dominion; as, foreign possessions.

(n.) The state of being possessed or controlled, as by an evil spirit, or violent passions; madness; frenzy; as, demoniacal possession.

(v. t.) To invest with property.

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Synonyms and Synonymous

n. [1]. Ownership.[2]. Occupation, occupancy, control, tenure.

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Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Holding, ownership, tenure, occupation

ANT:Abandoning, renouncing, resigning, surrendering

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Examples

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