Hem
noun
- 1.
- (Border, esp. one made by sewing. the sound made in clearing the throat) ជាយសំពត់
Example: Mother hemmed the dress in, about, round.
verb — past tense: hemmed ; past participle: hemmed ; present participle: hemming ;
- 1.
- (TRANSITIVE) (to fold back the edge of and sew down, to surround, to enclose, to encircle) hem a dress ចំដេរប៉ាក់ / ចំ (សំលៀកបំពាក់) / ដាក់កែមដាក់ហាម, hem in (the enemy) ព័ទ្ធជំវិញ
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
- 1.
- The edge or border of a garment or cloth, doubled over and sewed, to strengthen raveling.
- 2.
- Border; edge; margin.
- 3.
- A border made on sheet-metal ware by doubling over the edge of the sheet, to stiffen it and remove the sharp edge.
- 4.
- An utterance or sound of the voice, hem or hm, often indicative of hesitation or doubt, sometimes used to call attention.
verb — past tense: hemmed ; past participle: hemmed ; present participle: hemming ;
- 1.
- (INTRANSITIVE) To make the sound expressed by the word hem; hence, to hesitate in speaking.
- 2.
- (TRANSITIVE) To form a hem or border to; to fold and sew down the edge of.
Interjection
- 1.
- 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.
- 1.
- To border, to edge
- 2.
- Them