poss Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a radioactive metallic element that is similar to tellurium and bismuth; occurs in uranium ores but can be produced by bombarding bismuth with neutrons in a nuclear reactor
    atomic number 84; polonium; Po.
  2. noun a noncommissioned officer in the Navy or Coast Guard with a rank comparable to sergeant in the Army
    petty officer; PO; P.O..
  3. noun a European river; flows into the Adriatic Sea
    Po River; Po.
  4. noun an independent agency of the federal government responsible for mail delivery (and sometimes telecommunications) between individuals and businesses in the United States
    PO; US Post Office; Post Office; United States Post Office.

WordNet


Poss transitive verb
Etymology
See Push.
Definitions
  1. To push; to dash; to throw. Obs. or Prov. Eng.
    A cat . . . possed them [the rats] about. Piers Plowman.

Webster 1913