noun

1. An act of fetching, of bringing something from a distance.

2. The object of fetching; the source of an attraction; a force, propensity, or quality which attracts.

3. A stratagem or trick; an artifice.

Synonyms: contrivance, dodge

verb

1. To retrieve; to bear towards; to go and get.

2. To obtain as price or equivalent; to sell for.

   “If you put some new tyres on it, and clean it up a bit, the car should fetch about $5,000”

3. To bring or get within reach by going; to reach; to arrive at; to attain; to reach by sailing.

   “to fetch headway or sternway”