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octopus stretch

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • ŏk′tə-pəs strĕch′
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌɒk.tə.pəs ˈstɹɛt͡ʃ/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌɒk.tə.pəs ˈstɹet͡ʃ/
  • General-American: /ˌɔk.tə.pəs ˈstɹɛt͡ʃ/ without the cot–caught merger
  • General-American, cot-caught-merger: /ˌɑk.tə.pəs ˈstɹɛt͡ʃ/
  • Canada, standard: /ˌɒk.tə.pəs ˈstɹɛt͡ʃ/
  • Canada, dialectal: /ˌɑk.tə.pəs ˈstɹɛt͡ʃ/
  • Australian: /ˌɔk.tə.pəs ˈstɹet͡ʃ/
  • New-Zealand: /ˌɒk.tə.pəs ˈstɹet͡ʃ/
  • Scotland: /ˌɔk.tə.pəs ˈstɹɛt͡ʃ/
  • Scotland: /ˌɔk.tʌ.pʌs ˈstɹɛt͡ʃ/
  • India: /ˌɔk.ʈo.pus ˈsʈɾɛ(ː)t͡ʃ/

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noun

Meaning 1

Synonym of octopus hold.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: government, hobbies, lifestyle, martial-arts, military, politics, professional-wrestling, sports, war, wrestling

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: octopus hold

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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