English Dictionary

octopus

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈɒktəpʊs/

動詞

広義

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.

日本語の意味

複数の物や場所に対して、一度に指や手、腕を入れる（または入れようとする）行為 / 腕や脚を広げ、複数の方向に伸ばす状態や行為

They octopus through the junk drawer, sticking their hands into every pocket and envelope at once.

彼らはごちゃごちゃした引き出しに手を突っ込み、すべてのポケットや封筒に同時に指を入れている。

意味（1）

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.

意味（2）

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

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

意味（3）

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

If they're all for a single indoor tree, caution against octopusing of cords from other cords, and the use of a number of cords in a single receptacle.

意味（4）

(by extension) To grow in use vastly beyond what was originally intended.

The interlocking business organizations have octopussed beyond all imagining in recent years; they are intermingled with citizens' union-smashing committees and women's strikebreaking “patriotic” groups, such as Neutral Thousands and Women of the Pacific.

意味（5）

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?

意味（6）

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.

octopusses （ present singular third-person ）

octopuses （ present singular third-person ）

octopussing （ participle present ）

octopusing （ participle present ）

octopussed （ participle past ）

octopussed （ past ）

octopused （ participle past ）

octopused （ past ）