fetch up

verb

1. informal,  (intr; usually foll by at or in) to arrive (at) or end up (in)

   to fetch up in New York

2. (intr) nautical to stop suddenly, as from running aground

   to fetch up on a rock

3. slang,  to vomit (food, etc)

4. dialect,  (tr) to rear (children, animals, etc)

Example Sentences

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.

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Two rare Chinese antiques that had been in an East Sussex home for more than 100 years could fetch up to £36,000 at auction.

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A rare Medieval bishop's ring found by a retired firefighter in a Norfolk field is expected to fetch up to £18,000 at auction.

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Within months, Carole's house had been completely cleared out and sold for £355,000 - a low price, the neighbours thought, considering other houses in the street were fetching up to half a million.

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A medal from Captain James Cook's second voyage of discovery is due to be auctioned and could fetch up to £3,000.

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