{v.} 1. To put something around, or to be placed around; surround. * /Mountains hemmed the town in on all sides./ * /As soon as Tom and Bob started to fight, they were hemmed around by other boys./ 2. See: FENCE IN.
HEM ABOUT
Meaning of HEM ABOUT in English
Slang English vocab. Английский сленговый словарь. 2012