possession

Meanings

Plural: possessions

Noun

• the act of having and controlling property
• anything owned or possessed
• being controlled by passion or the supernatural
• a mania restricted to one thing or idea
• a territory that is controlled by a ruling state
• the trait of resolutely controlling your own behavior
• (sport) the act of controlling the ball (or puck)
  • "they took possession of the ball on their own goal line"
• Control or occupancy of something for which one does not necessarily have private property rights.
• Something that is owned.
• Ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own.
• A territory under the rule of another country.
• The condition or affliction of being possessed by a demon or other supernatural entity.
• The condition of being under the control of strong emotion or madness.
• Control of the ball; the opportunity to be on the offensive.
• A disposal of the ball during a game, i.e. a kick or a handball.
• A syntactic relationship between two nouns or nominals that may be used to indicate ownership.

Verb

• To invest with property.

Synonyms

aught, belongings, enthusiasm, ight, monomania, owndom, ownership, possession, property, proprietorship, retention, self-command, self-control, self-possession, self-will, will power, willpower

Antonyms

absence