to go and bring back; return with; get

to go up a hill to fetch a pail of water.

to cause to come; bring

to fetch a doctor.

to sell for or bring (a price, financial return, etc.)

The horse fetched

Informal . to charm; captivate

Her beauty fetched the coldest hearts.

to take (a breath).

to utter (a sigh, groan, etc.).

to deal or deliver (a stroke, blow, etc.).

to perform or execute (a movement, step, leap, etc.).

Chiefly Nautical and British Dialect . to reach; arrive at

to fetch port.

Hunting . (of a dog) to retrieve (game).

to go and bring things.

Chiefly Nautical . to move or maneuver.

Hunting . to retrieve game (often used as a command to a dog).

to go by an indirect route; circle (often fol. by around or about )

We fetched around through the outer suburbs.

the act of fetching.

the distance of fetching

a long fetch.

Oceanography .

an area where ocean waves are being generated by the wind.

the length of such an area.

the reach or stretch of a thing.

a trick; dodge. ?

fetch about, Nautical . (of a sailing vessel) to come onto a new tack.

fetch up,

Informal . to arrive or stop.

Older Use . to raise (children); bring up

She had to fetch up her younger sisters.

Nautical . (of a vessel) to come to a halt, as by lowering an anchor or running aground; bring up. ?

fetch and carry

to perform menial tasks.

verb

free , let go

verb

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