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Noun | 1. | ![]() privet 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" |