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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Fetch up at my tent as soon as you’ve got your camp fixed, and we’ll talk things over and make an evening of it.
From The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier by Mitford, Bertram
"Fetch up some water, my dear," suggested Builder Gilbert.
From Nicky-Nan, Reservist by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir
He abruptly kissed heron the cheek, watched as she flushed in anger, then turned and yelled to a seaman just entering the companionway aft, "Fetch up another flask of sack."
From Caribbee by Hoover, Thomas
Fetch up supper and look sharp—supper for two.
From The Baronet's Bride by Fleming, May Agnes
Fetch up some of our porters, Dig, I say.”
From The Master of the Shell by Reed, Talbot Baines
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