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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A rare marble sculpture could fetch up to £18,000 at auction after it spent more than seven decades sitting outside, mistaken for a garden ornament.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
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
Estimated to fetch up to $500,000, it is being offered alongside Quint's Fenwick fishing rod and reel, which featured during the film's early shark encounter scenes.
From Barron's ● Feb. 25, 2026
A single, particularly valued seed could fetch up to five guineas.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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