1 [C] a long thin part of the body of some creatures, such as an OCTOPUS, used for feeling or holding things, for moving or for getting food: (figurative) Tentacles of fear closed around her body.
2 (tentacles) [pl.] (usually disapproving) the influence that a large place, organization or system has and that is hard to avoid:
The tentacles of satellite television are spreading even wider.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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