Open English Wordnet
Nouns
(n)hedge, hedgerowa fence formed by a row of closely planted shrubs or bushes (n)hedge, hedgingany technique designed to reduce or eliminate financial risk; for example, taking two positions that will offset each other if prices change (n)hedge, hedgingan intentionally noncommittal or ambiguous statement“when you say ‘maybe’ you are just hedging” Verbs
(v)hedge, fudge, evade, put off, circumvent, parry, elude, skirt, dodge, duck, sidestepavoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)“He dodged the issue”,
“she skirted the problem”,
“They tend to evade their responsibilities”,
“he evaded the questions skillfully” (v)hedgehinder or restrict with or as if with a hedge“The animals were hedged in” (v)hedge, hedge inenclose or bound in with or as it with a hedge or hedges“hedge the property” (v)hedgeminimize loss or risk“diversify your financial portfolio to hedge price risks”,
“hedge your bets”