1. possession, ownership -- (the act of having and controlling property).
2. possession -- (anything owned or possessed).
3. possession -- (being controlled by passion or the supernatural).
4. monomania, possession -- (a mania restricted to one thing or idea).
5. possession -- (a territory that is controllled by a ruling state).
6. self-control, self-possession, possession, willpower, self-command, self-will -- (the trait of resolutely controlling your own behavior).
7. 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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