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Similar words: hemline · bed in · get in · key in · let in · pen in · see in · set in · check in · chime in
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hem

 1 noun CRAFTfáithim fem2  c m uthe skirt has a hem tá fáithim ar an sciortashe let down the hem of the curtains lig sí anuas fáithim na gcuirtíní 2 verb
TRANSITIVEfáithim a chur lefáithim a chur arto hem trousers fáithim a chur ar bhríste
INTRANSITIVEwash it before hemming nigh é sula gcuireann tú fáithim leis
phrases

to hem and haw over sth

 (US) bheith ag humáil is ag hútháil faoi rudbheith anonn is anall le rud
phrasal verbs

hem in

 (v + adv) TRANSITIVEteanntaigh verb  c m usáinnigh verb  c m uto hem sb in duine a theanntúthey were hemmed in by the army bhí siad teanntaithe ag an arm, bhí siad sáinnithe ag an arm

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