'hem in' definitions:
Definition of 'hem in'
(from WordNet)
verb
Surround in a restrictive manner; "The building was hemmed in by flowers"
verb
Surround so as to force to give up; "The Turks besieged Vienna" [syn: besiege, beleaguer, surround, hem in, circumvent]
Synonyms of 'hem in'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- beleaguer,
- beset,
- besiege,
- blockade,
- bottle up,
- bound,
- box,
- box in,
- box up,
- cage,
- chamber,
- check,
- circumscribe,
- cloister,
- close in,
- compass,
- confine,
- constrain,
- contain,
- coop,
- coop in,
- coop up,
- cordon,
- cordon off,
- cork up,
- corral,
- cramp,
- crib,
- detain,
- encage,
- encircle,
- enclose,
- encompass,
- enshrine,
- fence in,
- hedge in,
- hem,
- hold,
- hold in custody,
- hold in restraint,
- house in,
- immure,
- impound,
- imprison,
- incarcerate,
- include,
- inhibit,
- jail,
- keep from spreading,
- keep in,
- keep in custody,
- keep in detention,
- keep within bounds,
- kennel,
- leaguer,
- limit,
- localize,
- mew,
- mew up,
- narrow,
- pen,
- pen in,
- pen up,
- pocket,
- pound,
- qualify,
- quarantine,
- rail in,
- restrain,
- restrict,
- seal up,
- shackle,
- shrine,
- shut in,
- shut up,
- stable,
- stint,
- surround,
- tighten,
- wall in,
- wrap,
- yard,
- yard up