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hem ¹  (hm)

n.

1. An edge or border on a piece of cloth, especially a finished edge, as for a garment or curtain, made by folding an edge under and stitching it down.

2. The height or level of the bottom edge of a skirt, dress, or coat; a hemline.

tr.v. hemmed, hem·ming, hems

1. To fold back and stitch down the edge of.

2. To surround and shut in; enclose: a valley hemmed in by mountains. See Synonyms at enclose.

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[Middle English, from Old English hem, hemm.]

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hemmer n.

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hem ²  (hm)

n.

A short cough or clearing of the throat made especially to gain attention, warn another, hide embarrassment, or fill a pause in speech.

intr.v. hemmed, hem·ming, hems

1. To utter a hem.

2. To hesitate in speech.

Idiom:

hem and haw

To be hesitant and indecisive; equivocate: "a leader who cannot make up his or her mind, never knows what to do, hems and haws" (Margaret Thatcher).

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[From Middle English heminge, coughing, of imitative origin.]

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hem¹

n

1. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Knitting & Sewing) (Clothing & Fashion) an edge to a piece of cloth, made by folding the raw edge under and stitching it down

2. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Knitting & Sewing) short for hemline

vb hems, hemming, hemmed (tr)

1. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Knitting & Sewing) to provide with a hem

2. (usually foll by in, around, or about) to enclose or confine

[Old English hemm; related to Old Frisian hemme enclosed land]

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hem²

n & interj

a representation of the sound of clearing the throat, used to gain attention, express hesitation, etc.

vb hems, hemming, hemmed

1. (intr) to utter this sound

hem (or hum) and haw to hesitate in speaking or in making a decision

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	hem - the edge of a piece of cloth; especially the finished edge that has been doubled under and stitched down; "the hem of her dress was stained"; "let down the hem"; "he stitched weights into the curtain's hem"; "it seeped along the hem of his jacket" edge - the outside limit of an object or area or surface; a place farthest away from the center of something; "the edge of the leaf is wavy"; "she sat on the edge of the bed"; "the water's edge" cloth, fabric, textile, material - artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress"
	2.	hem - the utterance of a sound similar to clearing the throat; intended to get attention, express hesitancy, fill a pause, hide embarrassment, warn a friend, etc. ahem utterance, vocalization - the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication
Verb	1.	hem - fold over and sew together to provide with a hem; "hem my skirt" sew, sew together, stitch, run up - fasten by sewing; do needlework
	2.	hem - utter `hem' or `ahem' let loose, let out, utter, emit - express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words); "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand"

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hem

noun edge, border, margin, trimming, fringe Cut a jagged edge along the hem to give a ragged look.

hem something or someone in

1. surround, edge, border, skirt, confine, enclose, shut in, hedge in, environ Manchester is hemmed in by greenbelt countryside.

2. restrict, confine, beset, circumscribe hemmed in by rigid, legal contracts

Translations

hem [hem]

A. N → dobladillo m, bastilla f

B. VT (Sew) → hacer el dobladillo de, coser el dobladillo de

hem in VT + ADV (lit) (= surround) → cercar; (= corner) → arrinconar
our forces were hemmed in to both east and west → nuestras fuerzas estaban cercadas por el este y el oeste
I feel hemmed in → me siento constreñido or limitado

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hem [ˈhɛm]

n → ourlet m

vt → ourler

hem in

vt → cerner
to feel hemmed in (fig) → se sentir oppressé(e), se sentir écrasé(e)
he-man [ˈhiːmæn] n → (vrai) mâle > m

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hem²

n → Saum m

vt → säumen

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hem [hɛm]

1. n (hemline) → orlo
to let the hem down on a skirt → allungare una gonna

2. vt → fare l'orlo a

hem in vt + adv → cingere, circondare
to feel hemmed in (fig) → sentirsi soffocare

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hem [hɛm]

1. n (hemline) → orlo
to let the hem down on a skirt → allungare una gonna

2. vt → fare l'orlo a

hem in vt + adv → cingere, circondare
to feel hemmed in (fig) → sentirsi soffocare

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hem

n hem [hem]

the border of a piece of clothing, folded over and sewn. soom حاشِيَه، هُدْب подгъв obruba søm; kant der Saum στρίφωμα dobladillo palistus حاشيه päärme ourlet שָׂפָה שׁל בֶּגֶד किनारा obrub, porub szegély tepi faldur orlo へり (천, 옷의) 단 palankas, apsiuvas, kraštelis vīle; (svārku) apakšmala kelepet zoom fald, kant obrąbek bainha tiv край obruba rob porub fåll ขอบ (ผ้า) kıvrım, kenar 衣服摺邊 рубець; пруг کپڑے کا کنارا đường viền (áo, quần...) 折边

v – past tense, past participle hemmed –

to make a hem on (a piece of clothing) I've hemmed the skirt. omsoom, omstik يَكُفُّ أو يَغْبِنُ ثَوْبا подгъвам obroubit sømme; kante säumen στριφώνω hacer un dobladillo palistama حاشيه دوزی كردن päärmätä ourler לִתפוֹר שָׂפָה ב- घेरा डालना obrubiti, porubiti (be)szeg membuat tepi falda orlare, fare l'orlo 縁をかがる 옷단을 대다 palenkti, apsiūti apvīlēt menjahit kelepet zomen, zoom leggen in, zoom leggen op falde, legge opp podszyć pôr bainha em a tivi подшивать (край) obrúbiť zarobiti porubiti fålla เย็บริม (ผ้า) kenarını bastırmak 縫上摺邊 підрублювати حاشیہ بنانا viền 缝边

hem in

to surround (someone) The soldiers were hemmed in on all sides by the enemy. omring, omsingel يُطَوِّقُ ، يُحيط ограждам obklíčit omringe umzingeln περικυκλώνω cercar, rodear piirama احاطه كردن saartaa encercler לְהָקִיף घेरना opkoliti, okružiti körülzár mengepung inniloka circondare 囲む 둘러싸다 apsupti aplenkt mengepung sso omsingelen, omzomen faldet, kantet otoczyć cercar a încer­cui окружать obkľúčiť obkoliti opkoliti stänga inne, omringa ล้อมรอบ kuşatmak, sarmak, etrafını çevirmek 包圍 оточувати, обмежувати دشمن کو گھیر لینا bao vây 包围