Definitions of hedge
-
To
hide,
as
in
a
hedge;
to
skulk.
-
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
surround
for
defense;
to
guard;
to
protect;
to
hem (
in).
-
To
surround
so
as
to
prevent
escape.
-
To
obstruct,
as
a
road,
with
a
barrier;
to
hinder
from
progress
or
success; -
sometimes
with
up
and
out.
-
To
inclose
with
a
border
of
bushes
or
shrubs;
encircle;
invest.
-
To
inclose
with
a
hedge:
to
obstruct:
to
surround:
to
guard.
-
To
inclose
with
a
hedge;
surround;
guard.
-
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.
-
Evade;
skulk.
-
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"
-
To
make
one
bet
to
offset
another;
provide
a
means
of
escape.
-
To
fence
with
or
separate
by
a
hedge;
to
surround;
to
guard.
-
To
guard
or
protect;
to
obstruct;
to
skulk;
to
enclose,
as
with
a
hedge;
to
surround
for
defence.
-
a
fence
formed
by
a
row
of
closely
planted
shrubs
or
bushes
-
minimize
loss
or
risk; "
diversify
your
financial
portfolio
to
hedge
price
risks"; "
hedge
your
bets"
-
enclose
or
bound
in
with
or
as
it
with
a
hedge
or
hedges; "
hedge
the
property"
-
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.
-
A
fence
of
bushes
or
shrubs.
-
A
thicket
of
bushes:
a
fence
round
a
field,
etc.
-
A
fence
of
growing
bushes.
-
A
fence
formed
by
bushes
set
close
together.
-
A
thicket
planted
round
a
field, &
c.,
to
fence
it.
-
A
fence
of
thorn-
bushes
or
small
trees.
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