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hedge
has definitions from the field of finance
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[ noun ] a fence formed by a row of closely planted shrubs or bushes
Synonyms Used in print (Octavia Waldo, A Cup of the Sun....)And the coffee_shop on Drexel_Street , where the men spent their evenings and Sundays playing cards , had a rose hedge beneath its window . The hedge reeked of coffee dregs thrown against it . Related terms |
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[ verb ] avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
Examples "He dodged the issue" "she skirted the problem" "They tend to evade their responsibilities" "he evaded the questions skillfully" Used in print (The New Republic, 145: 19...)Having hedged its bets in_this_way , PHS apparently decided it would be possible to make some sort_of determination after_all : `` At_present radiation levels , and even at somewhat higher levels , the additional risk is slight and very_few people will be affected '' . Related terms |
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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 6916
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[ verb ] hinder or restrict with or as if with a hedge
Examples "The animals were hedged in" Related terms |
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