Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- An obsolete or dialectal form of
push .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb Obs. or Prov. Eng. To push; to dash; to throw.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- abbreviation Alternative form of
poss. . - verb archaic To
mix with a vertical motion, especially when washing the hands. - verb obsolete, UK, dialect To
push ; todash ; tothrow .
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Examples
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n been sold under a contract of conditional sale reserving title poss°s'sfon in the vendor, may be attached as if unencumbered; and the mortgagee, pledgee, lienor or conditional vendor, or his assigns, may be summoned in the same action in which the property is attached as the trustee of the mortgagor, pledgor, lienee or conditional vendee, or his assigns, to answer such
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I hate to say it, but if your income is based on advert revenue, ITV are going to push as many ads out there as poss, meaning more ad breaks.
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= = CA delegation is not looking for a “win”, seems to be aiming to come out reasonably unscathed, with as little damaging press as poss.
AGU Day 0: Restarting the Climate Conversation | Serendipity 2009
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April 16th, 2009 at 10: 11 pm just started reborning and just hooked on as much info as poss; thank you.
Matthew Yglesias » Blue Dogs Rolled at “Fiscal Responsibility” Summit 2009
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When something in your life goes terribly wrong, it is poss ible to fix it.
Melanie Gorman: How To Apologize: Getting A 'Do-Over' This Groundhog Day Melanie Gorman 2011
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Q: what's the biggest whitetail deer you have ever shot - points and weight if poss. typical or not.
what's the biggest whitetail deer you have ever shot- points and weight if poss. typical or not. 2009
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HDFC Bank Ltd. Executive Director Paresh Sukthankar , during a post-earning conference call last week, hinted at a poss ible lending rate hike.
Indian Banks Raise Interest Rates Nupur Acharya 2011
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April 16th, 2009 at 10: 10 pm just started reborning and just hooked on as much info as poss; thank you.
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April 16th, 2009 at 10: 10 pm just started reborning and just hooked on as much info as poss; thank you.
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On the other hand, the 2009 Cavs are averaging a mere 89.2 poss/48.
Matthew Yglesias » LeBron’s Stats, Now With Pace Adjustment 2009
chained_bear commented on the word poss
"To send a wink no more than a quarter of the distance intended, especially if the shot was an easy one (Named after Poss Ellis, OUTS winker, January 1993 during the Cambridge Open)."
August 27, 2008
hernesheir commented on the word poss
(n): to agitate clothes in soapy water to clean them. Also poss out, pawse.
January 16, 2009
ruzuzu commented on the word poss
I just got posser as a random word.
January 10, 2023