Noun fathom has 2 senses
  1. fathom, fthm - a linear unit of measurement (equal to 6 feet) for water depth
    --1 is a kind of linear unit
    --1 has parts: yard, pace
    Derived form: verb fathom2
  2. fathom, fthm - (mining) a unit of volume (equal to 6 cubic feet) used in measuring bodies of ore
    --2 is a kind of volume unit, capacity unit, capacity measure, cubage unit, cubic measure, cubic content unit, displacement unit, cubature unit
,Verb fathom has 2 senses
  1. penetrate, fathom, bottom - come to understand
    --1 is one way to understand
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s somebody
    Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
  2. fathom, sound - measure the depth of (a body of water) with a sounding line
    --2 is one way to quantify, measure
    Derived form: noun fathom1
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
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