Verb
The word is derived from hem
of Hem
Source: Webster's dictionaryBefore skyscrapers hemmed the QVB in, you could see across she harbour to check if the enemy approached. Source: Internet
Lynne Britten of Charlestown describes herself as the “daughter of a Depression-taught, frugal housewife” and says: “Rebecca should sew the two halves of the sheet back together, but with the worn edges on the outside and hemmed. Source: Internet
Grandin, meanwhile, believes that once Americans lost the “safety valve” of a frontier and became hemmed in by a border, the result was “an extremism turned inward, all-consuming and self-devouring.” Source: Internet
But for two movies, Warner Bros. hemmed and hawed and tried to stand by Depp, and only now are they deciding to cut their losses. Source: Internet
Hedgerows hemmed the town’s southern approaches. Source: Internet
It is well-known fact that hemmed in by Japan and South Korea to the east, India to the west, Taiwan and ASEAN countries to the south, China has naturally developed a tendency to push its boundaries, both on land and at sea. Source: Internet