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Definition of hem in

surround so as to force to give up; "The Turks besieged Vienna"
surround in a restrictive manner; "The building was hemmed in by flowers"

Similar Words: besiege, beleaguer, surround, circumvent

Hyponyms: blockade, seal off, ebb, hedge

Derivational Morphology: besieger

Anagrams: hemin

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