hem sb in
— phrasal verb with hem /hem/ verb [T] (-mm-)Definition
› 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.Enclosing, surrounding and immersing
(Definition of hem sb in from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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- circumscribe verb
- dunk verb (INTO LIQUID)
- enclosure noun (SURROUNDED)
- fence sth off phrasal verb
- flooding noun
- gather verb (CLOTH)
- gift-wrapped adjective
- girdle noun
- girdle verb
- steep verb
- swallow verb (TAKE AWAY)
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