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1) To possess an asset.
Slang: (owned) 1) One that has been worked, eliminated by someone more skilled.
Pete was owned in a paintball game by Bert due to greatly inferior ability.
own by Rick VH May 27, 2003
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own - to own (verb)

to own is to dominate something or someone.
1. dude, hiroshima got owned
2. dude, nagasaki got owned!

noob800: I'll get you with my pistol! *wheeze*
31337: fine, I guess my sniper just won't cut it
*no-scope headshot*
31337: you got owned

At the end of "dawn of the dead", the people got owned
own by doombuddy January 4, 2007
To say that something is the best or better than something else.
Nique: Those tacos were great.
Dee: Volcano's tacos are better.
Nique: What are you talking about? Douglas tacos own.
own by Nique March 27, 2005
Guy 1 : Did you just see Chuck Norris own Mr. T's ass?
Guy 2 : Yeah im not really suprised.
own by bestusername June 25, 2009
To have control over, ie. in cracking, to have gained root- or administrator-level access to one's computer, by (for instance) installing a trojan-horse program thereupon, exploiting a security loophole in its operating system, or socially-engineering access to its password. (Often the domain of script-kiddies and malicious crackers, rather than "hackers" of the creative type.)
"I own your box."
"The computers at the school lab are now owned."
own by Ilan March 14, 2005
To wear clothing, accessories, or physical features (i.e. pale skin) with confidence.
"I was a little nervous about wearing such unconservative trousers, but I decided I just gotta own that shit."
own by DeltaMouse December 31, 2005