hem in

Found in thesaurus: surround, border, skirt, attack, assail
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hem in

Verb
1. surround in a restrictive manner; "The building was hemmed in by flowers"
(hypernym) surround, skirt, border
(hyponym) hedge
2. surround so as to force to give up; "The Turks besieged Vienna"
(synonym) besiege, beleaguer, surround, circumvent
(hypernym) attack, assail
(hyponym) blockade, seal off


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hem in
Synonyms and related words:
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
  

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hem in
phrv. ล้อมรอบ, โอบล้อม (syn. box in, fence in, hedge in, hem about, rail in, wall in)
vt. กักขัง, กักตัว (syn. confine, restrict)

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Eng: hem in
Urdu: محدود کرنا ۔ گھیر لینا ۔ گھیرے میں لے لینا ۔ محاصرہ کرنا ۔