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hedge

/ˈhɛd͡ʒ/noun, verb1 syllable

Hedge means: avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues).

Synonyms for hedge14

noun, as in a fence formed by a row of closely planted shrubs or bushes

hedgerow

noun, as in any technique designed to reduce or eliminate financial risk; for example, taking two positions that will offset each other if prices change

hedging

noun, as in an intentionally noncommittal or ambiguous statement

hedging

verb, as in avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)

fudge, evade, put off, circumvent, parry, elude, skirt, dodge, duck, sidestep

verb, as in hinder or restrict with or as if with a hedge

hedge in

verb, as in enclose or bound in with or as it with a hedge or hedges

hedge in

also used for hedge

shuffle

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What does hedge mean?7

verb

1

avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)“He dodged the issue”

2

hinder or restrict with or as if with a hedge“The animals were hedged in”

3

enclose or bound in with or as it with a hedge or hedges“hedge the property”

4

minimize loss or risk“diversify your financial portfolio to hedge price risks”

noun

1

a fence formed by a row of closely planted shrubs or bushes

2

any technique designed to reduce or eliminate financial risk; for example, taking two positions that will offset each other if prices change

3

an intentionally noncommittal or ambiguous statement“when you say ‘maybe’ you are just hedging”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with hedge?7

one syllable

edgepledgewedgeledgesledgedredge

two syllables

allege
Show 40 near rhymes
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Hedge in a sentence

  • The black kitten hopped to avoid the puddle, and passed under the neighbouring hedge.Scott
  • He continued to walk past currants, gooseberries, fruit trees and hedges.pullnosemans
  • The garden is surrounded by a dense hedge.sundown
  • The garden was surrounded by a thick hedge.sundown
  • This hedge fund manager made more than one billion dollars.Hybrid
  • The hedge clippers and weed whacker are in the garage.CK
  • The garden is surrounded by a thick hedge.sundown
  • They crossed the road and squeezed through a gap in the hedge.sundown

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Forms of hedge

as a noun

plural
hedges

as a verb

past tense
hedged
present participle
hedging
third-person singular
hedges
past participle
hedged