to hem
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4.1
- verb
- /hɛm/
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- The pants we're going to probably get hemmed a little bit, not too much because I do like how they stack a little bit.
Are you a short cutie who's tired of Hemming all her pants?
- Are you a short cutie who's tired of Hemming all her pants?
- You basically just like hem up the trousers, put this in and then iron it and it stays up hemmed.
- Is it possible to get this coat hemmed and adjusted a little bit for me?
- You know a tailor hems your pants, they'll do it to a shirt too.
- I was not going to be running a little shop in Anaheim, CA Hemming people's fucking pants and fixing their zippers.
- But if you, if I bought a regular length flare and got it hemmed, the flare is gone and then it just looks like a very awkward gene.
Examples
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Is it possible to get this coat hemmed and adjusted a little bit for me?
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You know a tailor hems your pants, they'll do it to a shirt too.
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Is it possible to get this coat hemmed and adjusted a little bit for me?
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You basically just like hem up the trousers, put this in and then iron it and it stays up hemmed.
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Probably not, but it's so shiny and I have a feeling I'm going to get have to get that skirt hemmed so much.
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So when I was getting the dress hemmed like I didn't feel she made it tight enough, the seamstress.
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Are you a short cutie who's tired of Hemming all her pants?
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But if you, if I bought a regular length flare and got it hemmed, the flare is gone and then it just looks like a very awkward gene.
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Nylon fabric doesn't really need to be hemmed, but Minsky hems it anyway.
Fiction book (1998) -
To prevent the fabric from fraying, please hem the edges before sewing.
Synonyms
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3.9
To sew a hole or loose edge to make clothing whole again
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9.9
To fold a cloth edge and sew it down so the raw edge is inside
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8.8
To sew two cloth edges together with small stitches over them to stop fraying
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6.3
To sew fabric edges with a special stitch to stop them coming apart
To sew the folded edge of cloth by hand with small stitches over it
To sew the edge of fabric with a decorative open border
Antonyms
Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
- Informal
3
8.4
To speak slowly and pause instead of answering clearly because you feel unsure
- Specialized
To sew the folded edge of cloth by hand with small stitches over it
How Finished
Surface Forms
Etymology
The verb hem comes from the same old word for 'border'; it means to fold and sew the edge to make that border. That's why to hem something is to finish its edge so it does not come apart.