noun
- An act of fetching, of bringing something from a distance.
- The object of fetching; the source of an attraction; a force, propensity, or quality which attracts.
- A stratagem or trick; an artifice.
Synonyms: contrivance, dodge
verb
- To retrieve; to bear towards; to go and get.
- To obtain as price or equivalent; to sell for.
- To bring or get within reach by going; to reach; to arrive at; to attain; to reach by sailing.
- To bring oneself; to make headway; to veer; as, to fetch about; to fetch to windward.
- To take (a breath), to heave (a sigh)
- To cause to come; to bring to a particular state.
- To recall from a swoon; to revive; sometimes with to.
- To reduce; to throw.
- To bring to accomplishment; to achieve; to make; to perform, with certain objects.
- To make (a pump) draw water by pouring water into the top and working the handle.
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Fetch is a 2-meaning word in English. Medium-length words often have several interesting anagrams.
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