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Word: fathom
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Meaning:
Noun:
- nautical A measure of length corresponding to the outstretched arms, standardised to six feet, now used mainly for measuring depths in seas or oceans.
- obsolete Grasp, envelopment, control.
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Verb:
- archaic To encircle with outstretched arms, especially to take a measurement; to embrace.
- figuratively To get to the bottom of; to manage to comprehend (a problem etc.).
- transitive To measure the depth of, take a sounding of.
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