Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
hem up en · VERB
Meanings
(informal, transitive) To restrain (a person) by grabbing their collar.
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. 2014, Tiffany Bolado, The Legacy of Misperception, page 89:
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. 2006, Kali James, Can U Get Away?, page 17:
(slang, transitive) To arrest or lock up.
The last thing you want is to get hemmed up in prison.