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What does hem mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word hem? Here's what it means.

Interjection
  1. Used to fill in the gap of a pause with a vocalized sound.
Noun
  1. An utterance or sound of the voice like "hem", often indicative of hesitation or doubt, sometimes used to call attention.
Verb
  1. To make the sound expressed by the word hem; to hesitate in speaking.
Noun
  1. (sewing) The border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together to finish the edge and prevent it from fraying.
  2. A rim or margin of something.
  3. In sheet metal design, a rim or edge folded back on itself to create a smooth edge and to increase strength or rigidity.
Verb
  1. (intransitive) (in sewing) To make a hem.
  2. (transitive): To put hem on an article of clothing, to edge or put a border on something.
  3. (transitive): To surround something or someone in a confining way.
Pronoun
  1. Obsolete form of 'em.
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