hemmed

Definitions

Past tense and past participle of hem; to have turned under and sewn the edge of a piece of cloth.

To have surrounded or restricted someone or something, often preventing movement or escape.

Examples

She hemmed the bottom of her new dress so it would be the perfect length.

The small village was hemmed in by towering mountains on all sides.

Synonyms

bordered edged rimmed skirted confined enclosed surrounded

Antonyms

freed released unbound opened expanded liberated unrestricted