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hem in
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | hem in - surround in a restrictive manner; "The building was hemmed in by flowers"border, environ, surround, skirt, ring - extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle; "The forest surrounds my property"hedge - hinder or restrict with or as if with a hedge; "The animals were hedged in" | | 2. |  hem in - surround so as to force to give up; "The Turks besieged Vienna"besiege, circumvent, beleaguer, surroundattack, assail - launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with; "Hitler attacked Poland on September 1, 1939 and started World War II"; "Serbian forces assailed Bosnian towns all week"seal off, blockade - impose a blockade onebb - hem in fish with stakes and nets so as to prevent them from going back into the sea with the ebb |
Translationshem (hem) noun the border of a piece of clothing, folded over and sewn. 衣服摺邊 折边 verb – past tense, past participle hemmed – to make a hem on (a piece of clothing). I've hemmed the skirt. 縫上摺邊 缝边hem in to surround (someone). The soldiers were hemmed in on all sides by the enemy. 包圍 包围hem in
hem in1. To surround someone or something. A noun or pronoun can be used between "hem" and "in." The police have hemmed in the burglars so that they can't escape from this area. It's very disappointing that towering mansions now completely hem in my little home.2. To limit what someone or something can do. A noun or pronoun can be used between "hem" and "in." The terms of this contract really have me hemmed in—even my lawyer can't see a way out.See also: hemhem someone or something inFig. to trap or enclose someone or something. The large city buildings hem me in. Don't hem in the bird. Let it have a way to escape.See also: hemhem inv.1. To surround and enclose someone or something: Tall mountains hemmed in the valley. The troops hemmed their enemy in on all sides.2. To restrict or confine someone or something: Don't hem me in with all these regulations. The police hemmed in the rowdy crowd.See also: hemEncyclopediaSeehemhem in
Related to hem in: On a par, pay heed, come to fruition, along the line, give rise toSynonyms for hem inverb surround in a restrictive mannerRelated Words- border
- environ
- surround
- skirt
- ring
- hedge
verb surround so as to force to give upSynonyms- besiege
- circumvent
- beleaguer
- surround
Related Words- attack
- assail
- seal off
- blockade
- ebb
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