1. (noun) hedge, hedgerow
a fence formed by a row of closely planted shrubs or bushes
Synonyms: hedging, hedge, hedgerow
2. (noun) hedge, hedging
any technique designed to reduce or eliminate financial risk; for example, taking two positions that will offset each other if prices change
Synonyms: hedging, hedge, hedgerow
3. (verb) hedge, hedging
an intentionally noncommittal or ambiguous statement
Synonyms: hedging, hedge, hedgerow
4. (verb) hedge, fudge, evade, put off, circumvent, parry, elude, skirt, dodge, duck, sidestep
avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
Synonyms: put over, circumvent, set back, dip, turn off, confuse, sidestep, cook, douse, overreach, beat, surround, dishearten, hold over, hem in, environ, defer, outfox, deflect, parry, dodge, remit, fake, duck, border, flurry, prorogue, block, outsmart, hedge, manipulate, put off, evade, falsify, table, misrepresent, postpone, hedge in, shelve, beleaguer, elude, disconcert, ring, wangle, escape, fudge, outwit, besiege, bilk, skirt
5. (verb) hedge
hinder or restrict with or as if with a hedge
Synonyms: parry, circumvent, evade, elude, hedge in, fudge, put off, skirt, sidestep, duck, dodge
6. (verb) hedge, hedge in
enclose or bound in with or as it with a hedge or hedges
Synonyms: parry, circumvent, evade, hedge, elude, hedge in, fudge, put off, skirt, sidestep, duck, dodge
7. (verb) hedge
minimize loss or risk
Synonyms: parry, circumvent, evade, elude, hedge in, fudge, put off, skirt, sidestep, duck, dodge
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