Definitions
1.verbTo make the sound expressed by the word hem; to hesitate in speaking.
2.verb(in sewing) To make a hem.
3.verb: To put hem on an article of clothing, to edge or put a border on something.
4.verb: To surround something or someone in a confining way."A small yard hemmed about by a tall hedge."
5.nounThe act of saying "hem", in intermission or hesitation of speech.