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poss¹

adjective

  1. alternative Alternative form of poss.

poss²

verb posses · possing · possed

  1. archaic To mix with a vertical motion, especially when agitating laundry in a tub.
  2. UK, dialectal, obsolete To push; to dash; to throw. Piers Plowman A cat […] possed them [the rats] about.

poss³

  • /ˈpɒs/ UK
  • /ˈpɑs/ US

Rhymes with -ɒs

Where it comes from

Clipping of opossum.

noun posses

  1. Internet, slang An opossum.

POSs⁴

noun

  1. plural plural of POS

PoSs⁵

noun

  1. plural plural of PoS

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@misc{poss_2026,
  title = {poss},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/poss},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}