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1. (n.) possession
the act or fact of possessing.
2. possession
the state of being possessed.
3. possession
ownership.
4. possession
Law. actual holding or occupancy, either with or without rights of ownership.
5. possession
a thing possessed or owned.
6. possession
possessions, property or wealth.
7. possession
a territorial dominion of a state.
8. possession
physical control of the ball or puck by a player or team.
9. possession
the right of a team to put the ball into play.
10. possession
control over oneself, one's mind, etc.
11. possession
domination or obsession by a feeling or idea.
12. possession
the feeling or idea itself.
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| Definition of 'possession' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) possession, ownership
the act of having and controlling property
2. (noun) possession
anything owned or possessed
3. (noun) possession
being controlled by passion or the supernatural
4. (noun) monomania, possession
a mania restricted to one thing or idea
5. (noun) possession
a territory that is controlled by a ruling state
6. (noun) self-control, self-possession, possession, willpower, will power, self-command, self-will
the trait of resolutely controlling your own behavior
7. (noun) possession
(sport) the act of controlling the ball (or puck)
"they took possession of the ball on their own goal line"
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1. (noun) possession
sth you own
He lost all his possessions in the fire.; a precious possession
2. possession
ownership or the fact of having sth
The army took possession of the island.; Who will get/have possession of the house when he dies?; a student charged with possession of drugs
3. possession
in sb's possession
on or around you
The thieves took everything I had in my possession.
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| Definition of 'possession' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) possession
the act or state of possessing, or holding as one's own
2. (noun) possession
the having, holding, or detention of property in one's power or command; actual seizin or occupancy; ownership, whether rightful or wrongful
3. (noun) possession
the thing possessed; that which any one occupies, owns, or controls; in the plural, property in the aggregate; wealth; dominion; as, foreign possessions
4. (noun) possession
the state of being possessed or controlled, as by an evil spirit, or violent passions; madness; frenzy; as, demoniacal possession
5. (verb) possession
to invest with property
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Sense: something which is owned by a person, country etc
She lost all her possessions in the fire.
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 Afrikaans: besitting |
 Arabic: إمْتِلاك، تَمَلُّك |
 Bulgarian: притежание |
 Brazilian: posse |
 Czech: majetek |
 German: der Besitz |
 Danish: ejendel; koloni |
 Greek: υπάρχοντα, περιουσία |
 Spanish: posesión |
 Estonian: omand |
 Farsi: دارایی |
 Finnish: omaisuus |
 French: possession |
 Hebrew: רְכוּש |
 Hindi: स्वामित्व |
 Croatian: vlasništvo, posjed |
 Hungarian: tulajdon, javak |
 Indonesian: milik |
 Icelandic: eign |
 Italian: possedimento, bene |
 Japanese: 所有物 |
 Korean: 소유물 |
 Lithuanian: turtas, valda |
 Latvian: īpašums; manta |
 Malay: kepunyaan |
 Dutch: bezit, eigendom |
 Norwegian: eiendel, eie(ndom), besit |
 Polish: majątek |
 Persian: دارایی |
 Pashto: داريي |
 Portuguese: posse |
 Romanian: posesi(un)e, avere |
 Russian: имущество, собственность |
 Slovak: majetok |
 Slovenian: posest |
 Serbian: imetak |
 Swedish: tillhörighet, ägodel |
 Thai: สิ่งที่ครอบครองอยู่ |
 Turkish: mal, eşya |
 Taiwanese: 原有物，財產 |
 Ukrainian: власність; майно |
 Urdu: ملکيت |
 Vietnamese: tài sản |
 Chinese: 原有物，财产 |
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