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octopus

B2 verb

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  1. thọc tay vào nhiều thứ cùng lúc

    To put (or attempt to put) one's fingers, hands or arms in many things or places at roughly the same time.

    He rises up on his wasted legs, the healer's hands octopussed on his head.

  2. vươn dài ra nhiều hướng

    To spread out in long arms or legs in many directions.

    The bug-eyed press octopussed to their respective word processors.

  3. cắm nhiều thiết bị vào một ổ điện

    To plug a large number of devices into a single electric outlet.

    By now, the reservation had electricity so THAT had to be octopussed out to the trailers too.

  4. phát triển vượt ngoài dự kiến ban đầu

    To grow in use vastly beyond what was originally intended.

    broadly

    The performance of it, however, did not improve, being octopussed by centuries-old not-to-move bureaucracy.

  5. săn bắt bạch tuộc

    To hunt and catch octopuses.

    The sport could be called octopusing or octopus hunting— and any number may play. Supposing you catch an octopus, what do you have?

  6. hành xử như bạch tuộc

    To behave like an octopus.

    Night fell especially dark and cold for August, inky blackness tendrilling in, octopussing even the street lamps, now dim with vague form.

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