octopus
/ˈɑktəpʊs/ verb C2- To put (or attempt to put) one's fingers, hands or arms in many things or places at roughly the same time.
- To spread out in long arms or legs in many directions.
- To plug a large number of devices into a single electric outlet.
- To grow in use vastly beyond what was originally intended.
- To hunt and catch octopuses.
- To behave like an octopus.
He/she/it octopusses · Past octopussed · Past participle octopussed · -ing form octopussing
Verb forms
- Base form
- octopus
- He/she/it
- octopusses
- Past
- octopussed
- Past participle
- octopussed
- -ing form
- octopussing
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