HEDGE as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a fence formed by a row of closely planted shrubs or bushes
   Synonym(s)
   • hedgerow (what does hedgerow mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) hedge is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • fence (what does fence mean?)
   • fencing (what does fencing mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • privet hedge (what does privet hedge mean?)
   • windbreak (what does windbreak mean?)
   • shelterbelt (what does shelterbelt mean?)
2. Meaning
   • an intentionally noncommittal or ambiguous statement
   Synonym(s)
   • hedging (what does hedging mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • when you say `maybe” you are just hedging
   Hypernyms(s) hedge is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • evasion (what does evasion mean?)
   • equivocation (what does equivocation mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • hedge (what does hedge mean?)
   • fudge (what does fudge mean?)
   • evade (what does evade mean?)
   • put off (what does put off mean?)
   • circumvent (what does circumvent mean?)
   • parry (what does parry mean?)
   • elude (what does elude mean?)
   • skirt (what does skirt mean?)
   • dodge (what does dodge mean?)
   • duck (what does duck mean?)
   • sidestep (what does sidestep mean?)
   • hedge (what does hedge mean?)
   • fudge (what does fudge mean?)
   • evade (what does evade mean?)
   • put off (what does put off mean?)
   • circumvent (what does circumvent mean?)
   • parry (what does parry mean?)
   • elude (what does elude mean?)
   • skirt (what does skirt mean?)
   • dodge (what does dodge mean?)
   • duck (what does duck mean?)
   • sidestep (what does sidestep mean?)
3. Meaning
   • any technique designed to reduce or eliminate financial risk
   • for example, taking two positions that will offset each other if prices change
   Synonym(s)
   • hedging (what does hedging mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) hedge is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • security (what does security mean?)
   • protection (what does protection mean?)

HEDGE as VERB

1. Meaning
   • minimize loss or risk
   Usage Example(s)
   • diversify your financial portfolio to hedge price risks
   • hedge your bets
   Hypernyms(s) hedge is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • minimize (what does minimize mean?)
   • minimise (what does minimise mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • hedger (what does hedger mean?)
2. Meaning
   • avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
   Synonym(s)
   • circumvent (what does circumvent mean?)
   • dodge (what does dodge mean?)
   • duck (what does duck mean?)
   • elude (what does elude mean?)
   • evade (what does evade mean?)
   • fudge (what does fudge mean?)
   • parry (what does parry mean?)
   • put off (what does put off mean?)
   • sidestep (what does sidestep mean?)
   • skirt (what does skirt mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • He dodged the issue
   • she skirted the problem
   • They tend to evade their responsibilities
   • he evaded the questions skillfully
   Hypernyms(s) hedge is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • avoid (what does avoid mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • quibble (what does quibble mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • dodge (what does dodge mean?)
   • dodging (what does dodging mean?)
   • scheme (what does scheme mean?)
   • dodger (what does dodger mean?)
   • fox (what does fox mean?)
   • slyboots (what does slyboots mean?)
   • avoidance (what does avoidance mean?)
   • turning away (what does turning away mean?)
   • shunning (what does shunning mean?)
   • dodging (what does dodging mean?)
   • evasion (what does evasion mean?)
   • escape (what does escape mean?)
   • dodging (what does dodging mean?)
   • circumvention (what does circumvention mean?)
   • evasion (what does evasion mean?)
   • escape (what does escape mean?)
   • dodging (what does dodging mean?)
   • hedge (what does hedge mean?)
   • hedging (what does hedging mean?)
   • hedger (what does hedger mean?)
   • equivocator (what does equivocator mean?)
   • hedge (what does hedge mean?)
   • hedging (what does hedging mean?)
3. Meaning
   • enclose or bound in with or as it with a hedge or hedges
   Synonym(s)
   • hedge in (what does hedge in mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • hedge the property
   Hypernyms(s) hedge is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • enclose (what does enclose mean?)
   • inclose (what does inclose mean?)
   • shut in (what does shut in mean?)
4. Meaning
   • hinder or restrict with or as if with a hedge
   Usage Example(s)
   • The animals were hedged in
   Hypernyms(s) hedge is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • hem in (what does hem in mean?)