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hem in something — hem in (someone/something) to surround someone or something. They found themselves hemmed in by the crowd. The building was hemmed in by high walls … New idioms dictionary
hem someone/thing in — surround and restrict the space or movement of someone or something. → hem … English new terms dictionary
hem in someone — hem in (someone/something) to surround someone or something. They found themselves hemmed in by the crowd. The building was hemmed in by high walls … New idioms dictionary
hem in — (someone/something) to surround someone or something. They found themselves hemmed in by the crowd. The building was hemmed in by high walls … New idioms dictionary
pin someone/something down — 1 our troops can pin down the enemy: CONFINE, TRAP, hem in, corner, close in, shut in, hedge in, pen in, restrain, entangle, enmesh … Useful english dictionary
pin someone/something down — Syn: confine, trap, hem in, corner, close in, shut in, pen in … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
hem in — verb 1. surround in a restrictive manner (Freq. 1) The building was hemmed in by flowers • Hypernyms: ↑surround, ↑environ, ↑ring, ↑skirt, ↑border • Hyponyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
hem — hem1 noun the edge of a piece of cloth or clothing which has been turned under and sewn. verb (hems, hemming, hemmed) 1》 turn under and sew the edge of (a piece of cloth). 2》 (hem someone/thing in) surround and restrict the space or movement of… … English new terms dictionary
hem — hem1 [ hem ] noun count the bottom edge of something such as a dress or curtain that is folded and sewn in place hem hem 2 [ hem ] verb intransitive or transitive to fold the edge of a piece of cloth and sew it in place hem and haw INFORMAL to… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
hem — hem1 [hem] n [: Old English;] the edge of a piece of cloth that is turned under and stitched down, especially the lower edge of a skirt, trousers etc hem 2 hem2 v past tense and past participle hemmed present participle hemming 1.) [T] to turn… … Dictionary of contemporary English
