Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913 Poussette /(po͞o*sĕt")/ · Pous·sette · IPA /puːˈsɛt/ n. v. i. 01 n. A movement, or part of a figure, in the contradance. 1. A movement, or part of a figure, in the contradance. 02 v. i. To perform a certain movement in a dance. 1. To perform a certain movement in a dance.[R.] “Down the middle, up again, poussette, and cross.” — J. & H. Smith.