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Hem in Moderate

Hem in has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Verb
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"

3

To surround and enclose in a way that restricts movement.

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
surround attack
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
hedge blockade ebb
Rhyming Words
ad in go in be in as in do in box in toe in mix in ink in eat in die in see in fox in run in lie in dob in set in get in let in dip in
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