(transitive) To have rightful possession of (property, goods or capital); to have legal title to; to acquire a property or asset.

(idiomatic) To demonstrate oneself to be capable; to provide a respectable performance or worthy competition; to stick up for oneself.

Diminutive of owl / A young owl; owling. / One of a species of small owls, such as Athene noctua. / An owlet moth.

One who owns something. / (nautical, slang) The captain of a ship.

The state of having complete legal control of something; possession; proprietorship. / (business) Responsibility for something.

A barn owl, Tyto alba.

(games) A board game of the mancala family which originated in Africa, and is reputedly the oldest game in the world.

(idiomatic) At one's own instigation, of one's own accord.

Resembling or characteristic of an owl. / Wise and solemn. / Stupid; dull-looking.

(idiomatic) to acknowledge, confess, or admit guilt or responsibility. Often used with to.