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hem in
(encz) | hem in,obklíčit v: Zdeněk Brož |
hem in
(wn) | hem in
v 1: surround in a restrictive manner; "The building was hemmed
in by flowers"
2: surround so as to force to give up; "The Turks besieged
Vienna" [syn: besiege, beleaguer, surround, hem in,
circumvent] |
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To hem in
(gcide) | Hem \Hem\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hemmed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Hemming.]
1. To form a hem or border to; to fold and sew down the edge
of. --Wordsworth.
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2. To border; to edge
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All the skirt about
Was hemmed with golden fringe. --Spenser.
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To hem about, To hem around, or To hem in, to inclose
and confine; to surround; to environ. "With valiant
squadrons round about to hem." --Fairfax. "Hemmed in to be
a spoil to tyranny." --Daniel.
To hem out, to shut out. "You can not hem me out of
London." --J. Webster.
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