<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>The act or fact of possessing.</li><li>Synonyms: occupation, tenure.</li><li>The state of being possessed.</li><li>Ownership.</li><li>Law: actual holding or occupancy, either with or without rights of ownership.</li><li>A thing possessed: He packed all his possessions into one trunk.</li><li>Possessions: property or wealth.</li><li>A territorial dominion of a state.</li><li>Sports: physical control of the ball or puck by a player or team: He didn't have full possession when he was tackled.</li><li>The right of a team to put the ball into play: They had possession after the other team sank a free throw.</li><li>Control over oneself, one's mind, etc.</li><li>Domination, actuation, or obsession by a feeling, idea, etc.</li><li>The feeling or idea itself.</li></ul>