hem sb in
— phrasal verb with hem uk/hem/us/hem/verb [ T ] -mm-
to surround someone and prevent them from moving or doing what they want to do:
When they reached Trafalgar Square, the demonstrators were hemmed in by the police.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Enclosing, surrounding and immersing
- beleaguer
- beleaguered
- beset
- border
- box sb/sth in
- dunk
- fence sth in
- fence sth off
- flood
- gather
- gift-wrap
- gift-wrapped
- steep
- surround
- swallow
- wound 1
- wrap
- wrap (sb) up
- wrap sth around sb/sth
- wrapped
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