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Meaning of 'hedge' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Hedge [ n.]
- A thicket of bushes, usually thorn bushes; especially, such a thicket planted as a fence between any two portions of land; and also any sort of shrubbery, as evergreens, planted in a line or as a fence; particularly, such a thicket planted round a field to fence it, or in rows to separate the parts of a garden.
2 . Hedge [ v. i.]
- To shelter one's self from danger, risk, duty, responsibility, etc., as if by hiding in or behind a hedge; to skulk; to slink; to shirk obligations.
- To reduce the risk of a wager by making a bet against the side or chance one has bet on.
- To use reservations and qualifications in one's speech so as to avoid committing one's self to anything definite.
3 . Hedge [ v. t.]
- To inclose or separate with a hedge; to fence with a thickly set line or thicket of shrubs or small trees; as, to hedge a field or garden.
- To obstruct, as a road, with a barrier; to hinder from progress or success; -- sometimes with up and out.
- To surround for defense; to guard; to protect; to hem (in).
- To surround so as to prevent escape.

Meaning of 'hedge' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . hedge [ n]
Meaning (1):
- an intentionally noncommittal or ambiguous statement
Example in sentence:
  • when you say `maybe' you are just hedging
2 . hedge [ v]
Meaning (2):
- minimize loss or risk
Example in sentence:
  • diversify your financial portfolio to hedge price risks;
  • hedge your bets
Meaning (3):
- avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
Example in sentence:
  • He dodged the issue;
  • he evaded the questions skillfully;
  • she skirted the problem;
  • They tend to evade their responsibilities
Meaning (4):
- enclose or bound in with or as it with a hedge or hedges
Example in sentence:
  • hedge the property
Meaning (5):
- hinder or restrict with or as if with a hedge
Example in sentence:
  • The animals were hedged in

Nearby Words:

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