hedge (h j)n. 1. A row of closely planted shrubs or low-growing trees forming a fence or boundary. 2. A line of people or objects forming a barrier: a hedge of spectators along the sidewalk. 3. a. A means of protection or defense, especially against financial loss: a hedge against inflation. b. A securities transaction that reduces the risk on an existing investment position. 4. An intentionally noncommittal or ambiguous statement. 5. A word or phrase, such as possibly or I think, that mitigates or weakens the certainty of a statement. v. hedged, hedg·ing, hedg·es v.tr. 1. To enclose or bound with or as if with hedges. 2. To hem in, hinder, or restrict with or as if with a hedge. 3. To minimize or protect against the loss of by counterbalancing one transaction, such as a bet, against another. v.intr. 1. To plant or cultivate hedges. 2. To take compensatory measures so as to counterbalance possible loss. 3. To avoid making a clear, direct response or statement. [Middle English, from Old English hecg.] hedg  er n.hedg y adj. |
hedge
Noun
1. a row of shrubs or bushes forming a boundary
2. a barrier or protection against something, esp. against the risk of loss on an investment
Verb
[hedging, hedged]
1. to avoid making a decision by making noncommittal statements
2. hedge against to guard against the risk of loss in (a bet or disagreement), by supporting the opposition as well [Old English hecg]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  hedge - a fence formed by a row of closely planted shrubs or bushesprivet hedge - hedge of privet plants shelterbelt, windbreak - hedge or fence of trees designed to lessen the force of the wind and reduce erosion |
| 2. | hedge - any technique designed to reduce or eliminate financial risk; for example, taking two positions that will offset each other if prices change security, protection - defense against financial failure; financial independence; "his pension gave him security in his old age"; "insurance provided protection against loss of wages due to illness" | |
| 3. | hedge - an intentionally noncommittal or ambiguous statement; "when you say `maybe' you are just hedging" equivocation, evasion - a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth | |
| Verb | 1. | hedge - 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" beg - dodge, avoid answering, or take for granted; "beg the question"; "beg the point in the discussion" quibble - evade the truth of a point or question by raising irrelevant objections avoid - stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something; "Her former friends now avoid her" |
| 2. | hedge - hinder or restrict with or as if with a hedge; "The animals were hedged in" hem in - surround in a restrictive manner; "The building was hemmed in by flowers" | |
| 3. | hedge - enclose or bound in with or as it with a hedge or hedges; "hedge the property" inclose, shut in, close in, enclose - surround completely; "Darkness enclosed him"; "They closed in the porch with a fence" hedge - hinder or restrict with or as if with a hedge; "The animals were hedged in" | |
| 4. | hedge - minimize loss or risk; "diversify your financial portfolio to hedge price risks"; "hedge your bets" |
hedge
Translations
hedge [hɛdʒ] n → seto
vt → cercar (con un seto)
as a hedge against inflation → como protección contra la inflación;
to hedge one's bets (fig) → cubrirse
hedge [hɛdʒ] n → haie f
vi → se dérober
vt to hedge one's bets (fig) → se couvrir;
as a hedge against inflation → pour se prémunir contre l'inflation
hedge [hɛdʒ] n → Hecke f
vi → ausweichen, sich nicht festlegen
hedge in hedge vt (person) → (in seiner Freiheit) einschränken;
(proposals etc) → behindern
n hedge [hedʒ]
a line of bushes etc planted so closely together that their branches form a solid mass, grown round the edges of gardens, fields etc. heining, laning سِياج من شُجيْرات плет živý plot hæk die Hecke φράχτης από θάμνους seto hekk پرچين pensasaita haie גַדֵר חָיָה बाड़ा živica, ograda élősövény pagar hidup limgerði siepe かきね 울타리 gyvatvorė dzīvžogs pagar pokok renek heg hekk żywopłot sebe gard viu живая изгородь živý plot živa meja živa ograda häck แนวพุ่มไม้ çalı çit 籬笆,樹籬 живопліт جھاڑیوں کی باڑ bờ giậu 篱笆,树篱
v
1 to avoid giving a clear answer to a question. bontpraat يَتَمَلَّص من الجواب увъртам vytáčet se undvige; tøve sich winden υπεκφεύγω contestar con evasivas põiklema جلوگيري كردن از kierrellä chercher des faux-fuyants לְהִתחָמֵק מִתשוּבָה हिचकिचाना izmotavati se, oklijevati nem vall színt mengelak koma sér hjá að svara essere evasivo かわす 얼렁뚱땅 대답하다 išsisukinėti izvairīties (no tiešas atbildes) berdolak-dalik omheinen gå rundt grøten, komme med påskudd odpowiadać wymijająco esquivar-se a ocoli răspunsul увиливать vykrúcať sa izmikati se izvrdavati göra (komma med) undanflykter คำพูดที่เป็นสองนัย kaçamaklı cevap vermek, kıvırtmak 躲閃 ухилятися جواب دینے میں آنا کانی کرنا nói loanh quanh 躲闪
2 (with in or off) to enclose (an area of land) with a hedge. afkamp, omhein يُسَيِّج، يُحَوِّط ограждам ohradit (živým plotem) omgærde einhegen περιφράσσω cercar (con un seto) hekiga ümbritsema حصاردار كردن ympäröidä pensasaidalla enclore לְגַדֵר आगा-पीछा करना ograditi živicom sövénnyel bekerít memagari girða með limgerði circondare con una siepe 囲みこむ 울타리로 두르다 apsodinti gyvatvore nožogot ar dzīvžogu memagari sst dgn pokok renek omheggen innhegne, plante hekk rundt otoczyć żywopłotem vedar a împrejmui огораживать живой изгородью ohradiť (živým plotom) ograditi z živo mejo ograditi plantera en häck omkring นำแนวพุ่มไม้มาล้อมรอบพื้นที่ çit ile kuşatmak 築樹籬笆 обгороджувати جھاڑبندی کرنا quây hàng rào 筑树篱笆
n hedgehog
a small brown prickly-backed animal. krimpvarkie قُنْفُذ таралеж ježek pindsvin der Igel σκαντζόχοιρος erizo siil خارپشت siili hérisson קּיפּוֹד साही jež sündisznó landak broddgöltur riccio, porcospino はりねずみ 고슴도치 ežys ezis landak kecil egel pinnsvin jeż ouriço-cacheiro arici ёж ježko jež jež igelkott เม่น kirpi 猬 їжак خارموش، خارپشت، یا ساہل con nhím 猬
n hedgerow [-rou]
a row of bushes forming a hedge, especially in the country. laning, geplante heining سِياج من شُجَيرات شائِكَه жив плет živý plot levende hegn; hæk die Hecke φράχτης από θάμνους seto vivo hekk رديف بوته های پرچين pensasaita haie גַדֵר שִׂיחִים झांड़ियों की पंक्ति živica (élő)sövény semak limgerði (siepe d'arbusti), (siepe di cespugli) いけがき (산 울타리를 이룬) 관목의 줄 gyvatvorė dzīvžogs pagar pokok renek haag, heg hekk żywopłot sebe gard viu живая изгородь živý plot živa meja živa ograda busk-, trädhäck แนวพุ่มไม้เป็นรั้ว โดยเฉพาะตามทุ่งนาหรือถนนในชนบท çalı çit 灌木籬牆 живопліт جھاڑیوں کی قطار یا باڑ bờ giậu 栽成树篱的一排灌木,灌木篱墙
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