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動詞

hem up (三人称単数 現在形 hems up, 現在分詞 hemming up, 過去形および過去分詞形 hemmed up)

1. (transitive, informal) To restrain (a person) by grabbing their collar.
   • 2006, Kali James, Can U Get Away? (page 17)

     Taking him home she hemmed him up soon as they stepped in the door. Now Tony was a bad dude in the streets but when it came to his mama, he was a punk. A few cuss words on her part had him spilling everything.

   • 2014, Tiffany Bolado, The Legacy of Misperception (page 89)

     Felicia and Jorge remained inside, observing in horror. Carlos hastily went to where his brother was and grabbed him with all his might. He placed him in a choke-hold and hemmed him up on the brick wall.

2. (transitive, slang) To arrest or lock up.

   The last thing you want is to get hemmed up in prison.