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fetch up

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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)

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Example Sentences

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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

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.

From BBC • May 11, 2025

A single, particularly valued seed could fetch up to five guineas.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson

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