catches in possession

A form of catch in possession — 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.

Meanings

verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of catch in possession
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