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ALL meanings of fetchers

fetch
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  • verb with object fetchers to go and bring back; return with; get: to go up a hill to fetch a pail of water. 1
  • verb with object fetchers to cause to come; bring: to fetch a doctor. 1
  • verb with object fetchers to sell for or bring (a price, financial return, etc.): The horse fetched $50 more than it cost. 1
  • verb with object fetchers Informal. to charm; captivate: Her beauty fetched the coldest hearts. 1
  • verb with object fetchers to take (a breath). 1
  • verb with object fetchers to utter (a sigh, groan, etc.). 1
  • verb with object fetchers to deal or deliver (a stroke, blow, etc.). 1
  • verb with object fetchers to perform or execute (a movement, step, leap, etc.). 1
  • verb with object fetchers Chiefly Nautical and British Dialect. to reach; arrive at: to fetch port. 1
  • verb with object fetchers Hunting. (of a dog) to retrieve (game). 1
  • verb without object fetchers to go and bring things. 1
  • verb without object fetchers Chiefly Nautical. to move or maneuver. 1
  • verb without object fetchers Hunting. to retrieve game (often used as a command to a dog). 1
  • verb without object fetchers to go by an indirect route; circle (often followed by around or about): We fetched around through the outer suburbs. 1
  • noun fetchers the act of fetching. 1
  • noun fetchers the distance of fetching: a long fetch. 1
  • noun fetchers Oceanography. an area where ocean waves are being generated by the wind. the length of such an area. 1
  • noun fetchers the reach or stretch of a thing. 1
  • noun fetchers a trick; dodge. 1
  • idioms fetchers fetch and carry, to perform menial tasks. 1
  • noun fetchers Plural form of fetcher. 1
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