hedge
1. a fence formed by a row of closely planted shrubs or bushes (Freq. 2)
• Syn:
hedgerow
• Hypernyms:
fence, fencing
• Hyponyms:
privet hedge, windbreak, shelterbelt
2. any technique designed to reduce or eliminate financial risk;
for example, taking two positions that will offset each other if prices change
• Syn:
hedging
• Hypernyms:
security, protection
3. an intentionally noncommittal or ambiguous statement
- when you say 'maybe' you are just hedging
• Syn:
hedging
• Derivationally related forms:
hedge (for: hedging)
• Hypernyms:
evasion, equivocation
1. avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues) (Freq. 1)
- He dodged the issue
- she skirted the problem
- They tend to evade their responsibilities
- he evaded the questions skillfully
• Syn:
fudge, evade, put off, circumvent, parry,
elude, skirt, dodge, duck, sidestep
• Derivationally related forms:
dodge (for: dodge), dodger (for: dodge), dodging (for: dodge), circumvention (for: circumvent), evasion (for: evade), hedger, hedging
• Hypernyms:
avoid
• Hyponyms:
beg, quibble
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
2. hinder or restrict with or as if with a hedge
- The animals were hedged in
• Hypernyms:
hem in
• Verb Group:
hedge in
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
3. enclose or bound in with or as it with a hedge or hedges
- hedge the property
• Syn:
hedge in
• Hypernyms:
enclose, close in, inclose, shut in
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
4. minimize loss or risk
- diversify your financial portfolio to hedge price risks
- hedge your bets
• Derivationally related forms:
hedger
• Hypernyms:
minimize, minimise
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
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