hem

1. (sewing, intransitive) To make a hem.intransitive

2. (transitive) To put hem on an article of clothing, to edge or put a border on something.transitive

3. (transitive) To shut in, enclose, confine; to surround something or someone in a confining way.Examples: "A small yard hemmed about by a tall hedge."; "He’s in the saddle now. Fall in! Steady, the whole brigade! Hill’s at the ford, cut off — we’ll win his way out, ball and blade! What matter if our shoes are worn? What matter if our feet are torn? “Quick step! We’re with him before the morn!” That’s “Stonewall Jackson’s Way.” The sun’s bright lances rout the mists of morning, and by George! Here’s Longstreet struggling in the lists, hemmed in an ugly gorge. Pope and his Yankees, whipped before, “Bay’nets and grape!” hear Stonewall roar; “Charge, Stuart! Pay off Ashby’s score!” in “Stonewall Jackson’s Way."transitive