To dominate or obliterate someone or something.
(usually in video games)
I just owned Tom in Halo.
by Master ownage March 31, 2008
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Taking pride in what you got.
"Sox fans shouldn't get all hung up on chanting "Cubs suck", they shouldn't even acknowledge that there is a second team in town - Own it!!"
by Su-Z-Q April 21, 2004
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Total and undeniable dominance of a person, group of people or situation as to make them/it akin to ones bitch.
Ha! I own you, bitch!
by itch December 28, 2004
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when you troll/comepletely own/elvemage/make a disciple of elvemage out of an idiot.
some hot chick: hey greeny u totally fucked up garren and made him a disciple of elvemage
greeny: yeh owne
by greeny_ December 17, 2008
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Originated as a term used by hackers to describe gaining possession of a system, having hacked a box and got root they basically control it as much as if it was theirs, thus it could be considered owned by them. From this it was encorporated into the cultures vernacular including the limited(and awkward to type) vocabulary of so called l33t speak(0wn3d) Would-be hackers would come to use the phrase when taking someone out with a ping flood or other DoS attack, and although no access to the victim's system (typically another newbie hanging around on the same irc channel speaking in numbers) was gained yet they were still said to be owned. From there is came to simply mean bettering (or fucking over) someone and was even used to describe non-computer based events as described in the many other definitions. Though now its most common in CS games when someone kills you...

With the original use of the word it would seem most people I see using XP dont even own their own system :p
I own www.msn.com

I fucking 0wn3d j00 n00b!!

Batman ownz the Joker (again)
by savagegump February 11, 2005
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To so thoroughly beat someone, as to embarrass them.
Person 1: Did you see Jack? He just got owned by Fatal1ty.

Person 2: Yeah, it was embarrassing.
by wesintex March 7, 2009
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To be unquestionably cool.
Dick: Eh, I could do without The Hulk.

Jane: What are you talking about, jerk? The Hulk owns.
by Annie Poonanny April 14, 2006
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