Verb: fetch fech
- Go or come after and bring or take back
"The dog fetched the hat";
- bring, get
- Be sold for a certain price
"The old print fetched a high price at the auction";
- bring in, bring
- Remove
"The devil will fetch you!"
- The action of fetching
"The dog's fetch of the stick impressed everyone at the park"
- Distance of water surface exposed to wind for making waves
"The long fetch across the lake allowed large waves to develop"
- [archaic] A stratagem, trick or artifice
"Every little fetch of wit and criticism"
Derived forms: fetched, fetches, fetching
Type of: action, bring, channel, channelise [Brit], channelize, convey, sell, take, transfer, transmit
Encyclopedia: Fetch