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act possum

act possum verb: synonym of play possum.

Verb

act possum (third-person singular simple present acts possum, present participle acting possum, simple past and past participle acted possum)

  1. Synonym of play possum.
    Synonyms:
    play possum

Synonyms of act possum

Forms of act possum

third-person singular presentacts possum
present participleacting possum
past participleacted possum
pastacted possum

Questions about act possum

What does act possum mean?
Act possum means synonym of play possum.
What part of speech is act possum?
Act possum is a verb.
What is the past tense of act possum?
The past tense of act possum is acted possum.

Words near act possum in the dictionary

  1. act of war
  2. act on
  3. act one's age
  4. act one's age, not one's shoe size
  5. act out
  6. act possum
  7. act psychology
  8. act the fool
  9. act the giddy goat
  10. act the goat
  11. act the hypocrite

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