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poss

adjective

Meaning

  1. Of or pertaining to ownership or possession.
  2. (grammar) Indicating ownership, possession, origin, etc.
  3. Unwilling to yield possession of.
  4. (usually not comparable) Able but not certain to happen; neither inevitable nor impossible.
  5. Capable of being done or achieved; feasible.
  6. Being considered, e.g. for a position.
  7. Apparently valid, likely, plausible.
  8. To mix with a vertical motion, especially when agitating laundry in a tub.
  9. To push; to dash; to throw.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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