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Definition of hem in phrasal verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

 

hem in

 phrasal verb
phrasal verb
 
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Phrasal Verbs

hem somebody/somethingin

 
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to surround someone or something so that they cannot move or grow easily synonym hedge somebody/somethingin The village is hemmed in on all sides by mountains. (figurative) She felt hemmed in by all their petty rules and regulations.
See hem in in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary