| NOUN | artifact | hedge, hedgerow | a fence formed by a row of closely planted shrubs or bushes |
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| possession | hedge, hedging | any technique designed to reduce or eliminate financial risk | |
| communication | hedge, hedging | an intentionally noncommittal or ambiguous statement | |
| VERB | communication | hedge, fudge, evade, put off, circumvent, parry, elude, skirt, dodge, duck, sidestep | avoid / avoid or try to avoid / avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues) |
| contact | hedge | hinder or restrict with or as if with a hedge | |
| contact | hedge, hedge in | enclose or bound in with or as it with a hedge or hedges | |
| change | hedge | minimize loss or risk |
| Sounds | hheh'jh | |
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| Rhymes | allege ... wedge: 11 rhymes with ehjh... | |
| Meaning | A fence formed by a row of closely planted shrubs or bushes. | |
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| Synonym | hedgerow | |
| Narrower | privet hedge | hedge of privet plants |
| windbreak, shelterbelt | hedge or fence of trees designed to lessen the force of the wind and reduce erosion / erosion | |
| Broader | fence, fencing | A barrier that serves to enclose an area |
| Spanish | seto, seto vivo | |
| Catalan | bardissa, tanca viva | |
| Meaning | Any technique designed to reduce or eliminate financial risk; for example, taking two positions that will offset each other if prices change. | |
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| Synonym | hedging | |
| Broader | security, protection | defense against financial failure |
| Spanish | cobertura | |
| Catalan | cobertura | |
| Meaning | An intentionally noncommittal or ambiguous statement. | |
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| Synonym | hedging | |
| Broader | evasion, equivocation | A statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth |
| Spanish | elusión, evasión, evasiva | |
| Verbs | hedge | avoid / avoid or try to avoid / avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues) |
| Meaning | avoid / avoid or try to avoid / avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues). | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonyms | fudge, evade, put off, circumvent, parry, elude, skirt, dodge, duck, sidestep | |
| Narrower | beg | Dodge, avoid answering, or take for granted |
| quibble | Evade the truth of a point or question by raising irrelevant objections | |
| Broader | avoid | Stay clear from |
| Spanish | eludir, esquivar, evadir, evitar, rehuir | |
| Catalan | defugir, eludir, esquivar, evadir, evitar | |
| Nouns | hedge, hedging | an intentionally noncommittal or ambiguous statement |
| hedger | a respondent who avoids giving a clear direct answer | |
| Meaning | hinder or restrict with or as if with a hedge. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "The animals were hedged in" | |
| Broader | hem in | Surround in a restrictive manner |
| Similar to | hedge, hedge in | enclose or bound in with or as it with a hedge or hedges |
| Meaning | enclose or bound in with or as it with a hedge or hedges. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "hedge the property" | |
| Synonym | hedge in | |
| Broader | enclose, close in, inclose, shut in | Surround completely |
| Similar to | hedge | hinder or restrict with or as if with a hedge |
| Meaning | minimize loss or risk. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Examples |
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| Broader | minimize, minimise | make small or insignificant |
| Spanish | equilibrar riesgos, protegerse | |
| Nouns | hedger | someone who counterbalances one transaction (as a bet) against another in order to protect against loss |
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