fetch up
Britishverb
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informal (intr; usually foll by at or in) to arrive (at) or end up (in)
to fetch up in New York
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(intr) nautical to stop suddenly, as from running aground
to fetch up on a rock
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slang to vomit (food, etc)
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dialect (tr) to rear (children, animals, etc)
Example Sentences
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Thieves typically exchange the metal for cash at recycling centers, where it can fetch up to $5.30 per pound.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2026
However, market moves have been contained relative to some more extreme forecasts that oil could fetch up to $100 per barrel.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 3, 2026
Meanwhile the rare Marauder's Map joins other "Harry Potter" movie props in the auction and is expected to fetch up to $80,000.
From Barron's ● Feb. 25, 2026
A painting by Spanish Surrealist artist Salvador Dali found in a house clearance is expected to fetch up to £30,000 - after being bought for just £150.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2025
Prince quivered with some torment of Spirits; but now looked about too; and we both rose from the w'et Sand; & we made our way to the Water’s Edge to fetch up poor John.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson
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