fetched up

verb

past tense of fetch up
as in stopped
to bring (something) to a standstill the driver fetched up the horse-drawn carriage in front of the church

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of fetched up Thieves have often targeted Picasso’s paintings, which have fetched up to $179 million at auction. — Amarachi Orie, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fetched up
  1. stopped
  2. halted
  3. stalled
  4. caught
  5. pulled up
  6. arrested
  7. brought up
  8. drew up
Verb
  • Like swimming, Golden's involvement with the university never stopped, either.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 27 Sep. 2026
  • The experiment eventually stopped when the catholyte gelled and blocked the flow channel.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of stopped
Verb
  • Following the coach’s firing in July 2023, more than 260 Northwestern faculty members signed a petition calling for the stadium plans to be halted until at least athletic department’s problems could be sorted out.
    — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 25 Sep. 2026
  • While the ceasefire halted the heaviest fighting and humanitarian conditions have improved, the Israeli military has expanded its control of Gaza and now occupies some 60% of the territory.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of halted
Verb
  • Hezbollah was not a party to the negotiations, and implementation of the agreement has stalled.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 Sep. 2026
  • But as the 2022 legislative session stretched on, the repeal effort quietly stalled.
    — Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of stalled
Verb
  • All five men who were arrested after authorities said they were caught approaching the base in three vans shortly after midnight Sunday have been released on bail but remain under investigation.
    — Greg Miller, Washington Post, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Mosley, who caught 13 passes for 255 yards and four touchdowns in his first three collegiate games, has missed USC’s past two games.
    — Sean Campbell, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of caught
Verb
  • With her head pulled up, Whitney was seen leaving court without answering questions.
    — Shelley Bortz, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Indeed, Schwab took a pitch right on the play and pulled up to throw as Drew circled out of the pocket to the left.
    — Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of pulled up
Verb
  • British police arrested five men on Sunday near RAF Fairford in the west of England on suspicion of explosives and terrorism offenses.
    — Mike Sheen, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2026
  • In September 1644, Suffolk housewife Thomasine Stott was arrested for refusing to go to her state church.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of arrested
Verb
  • That topic is the next to be brought up, thanks to the show’s producer, Tamra Judge.
    — Tom Smyth, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026
  • His name was brought up this week by Dave Roberts, because Kim brings speed, versatility and good defense.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of brought up
Verb
  • The Falcons drew up quick passing plays for Penix to get going, and once the Packers had to respect Robinson’s running ability, play-action passes were Penix’s bread and butter.
    — Scott Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Gajdusek eventually drew up a list of eight students, and then decided on the youngest child, a twelve-year-old boy.
    — Rachel Aviv, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of drew up

Browse Nearby Words

fetched
fetched up
fetches
See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Fetched up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fetched%20up. Accessed 2 Oct. 2026.

Copy Citation
Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

Listen to the pronunciation of heterodox

See Definitions and Examples »

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See More

Do You Need a New Language Peeve?

More Commonly Mispronounced Words

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

'A' or 'an'? What about before 'h'? An Indefinite Article Guide

Why is '-ed' sometimes pronounced at the end of a word?
See More

Popular in Wordplay

See More

7 Great Ways to Say 'Great'

The Longest Long Words List

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

The Words of the Week - Oct. 2

16 Food Words Recently Added to the Dictionary
See More

Popular

See More

Do You Need a New Language Peeve?

7 Great Ways to Say 'Great'

The Longest Long Words List
See More

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
The Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
name tags
Words Named After People Quiz Find out who’s behind "leotard," "morphine," an...
See All