HEM IN as VERB

1. Meaning
   • surround so as to force to give up
   Synonym(s)
   • beleaguer (what does beleaguer mean?)
   • besiege (what does besiege mean?)
   • circumvent (what does circumvent mean?)
   • surround (what does surround mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • The Turks besieged Vienna
   Hypernyms(s) hem in is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • attack (what does attack mean?)
   • assail (what does assail mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • blockade (what does blockade mean?)
   • seal off (what does seal off mean?)
   • ebb (what does ebb mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • besieger (what does besieger mean?)
2. Meaning
   • surround in a restrictive manner
   Usage Example(s)
   • The building was hemmed in by flowers
   Hypernyms(s) hem in is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • surround (what does surround mean?)
   • skirt (what does skirt mean?)
   • border (what does border mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • hedge (what does hedge mean?)