In lang=en terms the difference between hem and sweep
is that
hem is (transitive): to surround something or someone in a confining way while
sweep is to remove something abruptly and thoroughly.
As nouns the difference between hem and sweep
is that
hem is an utterance or sound of the voice like "hem", often indicative of hesitation or doubt, sometimes used to call attention or
hem can be (sewing) the border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together to finish the edge and prevent it from fraying while
sweep is the person who steers a dragon boat.
As verbs the difference between hem and sweep
is that
hem is to make the sound expressed by the word
hem ; to hesitate in speaking or
hem can be (
in sewing) to make a hem while
sweep is to clean (a surface) by means of a motion of a broom or brush.
As an interjection hem
is used to fill in the gap of a pause with a vocalized sound.
As a pronoun hem
is .