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Definitions of 'HEM' Wordnet 

1. (noun) hem
the edge of a piece of cloth; especially the finished edge that has been doubled under and stitched down
"the hem of her dress was stained"; "let down the hem"; "he stitched weights into the curtain's hem"; "it seeped along the hem of his jacket"

2. (verb) hem, ahem
the utterance of a sound similar to clearing the throat; intended to get attention, express hesitancy, fill a pause, hide embarrassment, warn a friend, etc.

3. (verb) hem
fold over and sew together to provide with a hem
"hem my skirt"

4. (verb) hem
utter `hem' or `ahem'


Definitions of 'HEM' Webster 1913 Dictionary 

1. (noun) HEM
an utterance or sound of the voice, hem or hm, often indicative of hesitation or doubt, sometimes used to call attention

2. (noun) HEM
the edge or border of a garment or cloth, doubled over and sewed, to strengthen raveling

3. (noun) HEM
border; edge; margin

4. (noun) HEM
a border made on sheet-metal ware by doubling over the edge of the sheet, to stiffen it and remove the sharp edge

5.  HEM
them

6.  HEM
an onomatopoetic word used as an expression of hesitation, doubt, etc. It is often a sort of voluntary half cough, loud or subdued, and would perhaps be better expressed by hm

7. (verb) HEM
to make the sound expressed by the word hem; hence, to hesitate in speaking

8. (verb) HEM
to form a hem or border to; to fold and sew down the edge of

9. (verb) HEM
to border; to edge


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