poss

P3O1S1S1
UK/ˈpɒs/US/ˈpɑs/

verb

To mix with a vertical motion, especially when agitating laundry in a tub.

“Piers Plowman A cat […] possed them [the rats] about.”

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Meanings

poss1

adjective
  1. alternativeAlternative form of poss..

poss2

verbposs (third-person singular simple present posses, present participle possing, simple past and past participle possed)

present singular third person posses · participle present possing · participle past possed · past possed

  1. archaicTo mix with a vertical motion, especially when agitating laundry in a tub.
  2. UKdialectalobsoleteTo push; to dash; to throw.

    Piers Plowman A cat […] possed them [the rats] about.

poss3

nounposs (plural posses)

plural posses

  1. InternetslanglifestyleAn opossum.

POSs4

noun
  1. pluralplural of POS

PoSs5

noun
  1. pluralplural of PoS

Origin

Clipping of opossum.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with poss

lossacrosscrosslososbossrossdoscosmossglossossjossflossfossKinrossVossembossdossfossedrosscosssossdeboss
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Cite this entry
APA

poss. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/poss

MLA

“poss.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/poss. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “poss,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/poss.

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