to be hemmed in
1hemmed — hemmed; un·hemmed; …
2Hemmed-In-Hollow Falls — Infobox Waterfall name = Hemmed In Hollow Falls caption = Hemmed In Hollow Falls from the base, June. location = Buffalo National River, Arkansas, US type = Single Drop height = 209 feet/63.7 meters number drops = 1Hemmed In Hollow Falls is a… …
3Hemmed — Hem Hem, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hemmed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Hemming}.] 1. To form a hem or border to; to fold and sew down the edge of. Wordsworth. [1913 Webster] 2. To border; to edge [1913 Webster] All the skirt about Was hemmed with golden fringe …
4hemmed in — adj. hemmed in on all sides * * * hemmed in on all sides …
5hemmed, hemming — verb 1 (T) to turn under the edge of a piece of material or clothing and stitch it in place 2 hem and haw AmE to keep pausing before saying something, and avoid saying it directly hem sb in phrasal verb (transitive usually passive) 1 to surround… …
6hemmed in — Synonyms and related words: barred, beleaguered, beset, besieged, blockaded, bound, boxed in, cabined, caged, circumscribed, cloistered, closed in, confined, cooped, cordoned, cordoned off, corralled, cramped, cribbed, enclosed, fenced, hedged,… …
7hemmed — hem n. folded and stitched down edge of cloth; edge of a garment v. fold and sew down the edge of a piece of cloth; surround, enclose; hesitate, falter in speaking interj. sound made in the throat (to attract attention, express doubt, etc.) …
8hemmed — past of hem …
9well-hemmed — adj. * * * …
10well-hemmed — adj …
