Noun hem in has 1 sense
- hemin, protohemin - a reddish-brown chloride of heme; produced from hemoglobin in laboratory tests for the presence of blood
--1 is a kind of chloride
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Verb hem in has 2 senses
- hem in - surround in a restrictive manner; "The building was hemmed in by flowers"
--1 is one way to surround, skirt, border
Sample sentence:
Something ----s something
- besiege, beleaguer, surround, hem in, circumvent - surround so as to force to give up; "The Turks besieged Vienna"
--2 is one way to attack, assail
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
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