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hedge

/ hedge /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a fence formed by a row of closely planted shrubs or bushes
Type of:
fence fencing
Kinds of:
privet hedge windbreak shelterbelt
noun Sense 2
an intentionally noncommittal or ambiguous statement
"when you say `maybe'' you are just hedging"
Type of:
evasion equivocation
Derived:
fudge evade put off circumvent parry
noun Sense 3
any technique designed to reduce or eliminate financial risk; for example, taking two positions that will offset each other if prices change
Type of:
security protection
verb Sense 4
minimize loss or risk
"diversify your financial portfolio to hedge price risks"
"hedge your bets"
Type of:
minimize minimise
Derived:
hedger
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 5
avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
"He dodged the issue"
"she skirted the problem"
"They tend to evade their responsibilities"
"he evaded the questions skillfully"
Type of:
avoid
Kinds of:
quibble
Derived:
dodge dodging scheme dodger fox
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 6
enclose or bound in with or as it with a hedge or hedges
"hedge the property"
Type of:
enclose inclose shut in
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 7
hinder or restrict with or as if with a hedge
"The animals were hedged in"
Type of:
hem in
Verb group:
hedge in
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
7
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
29
Times Searched
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Related Words

fence fencing privet hedge windbreak shelterbelt evasion equivocation security protection minimize minimise avoid