Verbs for Tentacles

release from— seize in— sever—; unloose—; —cling to —contract —entwine; —grasp; —retain —smother —snatch; clutch in—; deliver from—; disengage— elude—; ensnare in—; escape—; evade— expand—; extricate from—; hug in— liberate from—; relax—; —suffocate.