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caught in possession

caught in possession is the simple past and past participle of catch in possession.

Meaning of catch in possession

Verb

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

  1. 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.
    • 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

Questions about caught in possession

What is caught in possession the simple past and past participle of?
Caught in possession is the simple past and past participle of catch in possession.

Words near caught in possession in the dictionary

  1. caught hands
  2. caught heat
  3. caught hell
  4. caught hold
  5. caught in 4k
  6. caught in possession
  7. caught in the cookie jar
  8. caught it
  9. caught it in the neck
  10. caught lacking
  11. caught looking

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