catch in possession

verb

To be forced to relinquish the ball, which one can only keep in possession for a limited time, when there is no one from one's own team to pass it to.

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Meanings

verbcatch in possession (third-person singular simple present catches in possession, present participle catching in possession, simple past and past participle caught in possession)

present singular third person catches in possession · participle present catching in possession · participle past caught in possession · past caught in possession

  1. hobbiesTo be forced to relinquish the ball, which one can only keep in possession for a limited time, when there is no one from one's own team to pass it to.

    Arsenal keeper David Raya, who had an uncertain time, was twice almost caught in possession on his line by Julian Alvarez.

    2023 October 8, Phil McNulty, “Arsenal 1-0 Manchester City”, in BBC Sport
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APA

catch in possession. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catch%20in%20possession

MLA

“catch in possession.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catch%20in%20possession. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “catch in possession,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catch%20in%20possession.

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