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Hem up
Verb
Word Frequency:
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Definitions
1.
Verb
To restrain (a person) by grabbing their collar.
2.
Verb
To arrest or lock up.
"The last thing you want is to get hemmed up in prison."
Synonyms
collar
feel someone's collar
handcuff
grab
headlock
yoke
hamshackle
cuff
clamp
hent
armlock
chokehold
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