Unscramble hedge

Definition of hedge

noun:

• a fence formed by a row of closely planted shrubs or bushes. Synonyms: hedgerow.
• any technique designed to reduce or eliminate financial risk; for example, taking two positions that will offset each other if prices change. Synonyms: hedging.
• an intentionally noncommittal or ambiguous statement; "when you say `maybe' you are just hedging". Synonyms: hedging.

verb:

• avoid 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". Synonyms: circumvent, dodge, duck, elude, evade, fudge, parry, put off, sidestep, skirt.
• hinder or restrict with or as if with a hedge; "The animals were hedged in".
• enclose or bound in with or as it with a hedge or hedges; "hedge the property". Synonyms: hedge in.
• minimize loss or risk; "diversify your financial portfolio to hedge price risks", "hedge your bets".

Related words

beg, quibble, shelterbelt, windbreak.

Words nearby

edge, hedged, hedger, ledge, sedge, wedge.

Rhymes with

allege, dredge, edge, fledge, ledge, pledge, sedge, sledge, wedge.