hem vs sew

hem

verb
  • To put hem on an article of clothing, to edge or put a border on something. 

  • To shut in, enclose, confine; to surround something or someone in a confining way. 

  • To make the sound expressed by the word hem; to hesitate in speaking. 

  • To make a hem. 

intj
  • Used to fill in the gap of a pause with a vocalized sound. 

noun
  • In sheet metal design, a rim or edge folded back on itself to create a smooth edge and to increase strength or rigidity. 

  • A rim or margin of something. 

  • An utterance or sound of the voice like "hem", often indicative of hesitation or doubt, sometimes used to call attention. 

  • The border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together to finish the edge and prevent it from fraying. 

sew

verb
  • Followed by into: to enclose by sewing. 

  • To use a needle to pass thread repeatedly through (pieces of fabric) in order to join them together. 

  • Of a ship, to be grounded. 

  • To use a needle to pass thread repeatedly through pieces of fabric in order to join them together. 

How often have the words hem and sew occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )