hedge in English

noun

1

a fence or boundary formed by closely growing bushes or shrubs.

she was standing barefoot in a corner of the lawn, trimming the hedge

synonyms: hedgerow, bushes, windbreak

verb

1

surround or bound with a hedge.

a garden hedged with yews

synonyms: surround, enclose, encircle, ring, border, edge, bound

2

limit or qualify (something) by conditions or exceptions.

experts usually hedge their predictions, just in case

synonyms: confine, restrict, limit, hinder, obstruct, impede, constrain, trap, hem in

3

protect oneself against loss on (a bet or investment) by making balancing or compensating transactions.

the company hedged its investment position on the futures market

synonyms: safeguard, protect, shield, guard, cushion, cover, insure

noun

hedgerow, bushes, windbreak
safeguard, protection, shield, screen, guard, buffer, cushion, insurance, security
equivocation, evasion, fudge, quibble, qualification, temporizing, uncertainty, prevarication, vagueness
hedging
hedgerow

verb

surround, confine, prevaricate, safeguard, skirt, hedge in
surround, enclose, encircle, ring, border, edge, bound
confine, restrict, limit, hinder, obstruct, impede, constrain, trap, hem in
prevaricate, equivocate, vacillate, quibble, hesitate, stall, dodge the issue, be noncommittal, be evasive, be vague, beat around the bush, pussyfoot around, mince one's words, hem and haw, sit on the fence, duck the question
safeguard, protect, shield, guard, cushion, cover, insure
skirt, duck, evade, elude, sidestep, dodge, put off, fudge, parry, circumvent
hedge in

Use "hedge" in a sentence

1. Your hedge needs trimming.

2. The hedge needs pruning back.

3. The gardener cropped the hedge.

4. Institutions shall report the derivatives held for hedge accounting broken down by type of hedge.

5. The hedge needs a trim.

6. Doyle crouched behind a hedge.

7. That hedge needs a clip.

8. Give the hedge a clip.

9. The gardener trimmed the hedge.

10. 24 Doyle crouched behind a hedge.

11. Hedge Bindweed Calystegia sepium (L.) R.Br.

12. Did you take these hedge clippers?

13. 7 The hedge needs pruning back.

14. It tasted like a privet hedge.

15. The car reversed into a hedge.

16. Bearbind, Bear's-Bind, Calystegia sepium, Correhuela Mayor, Devil's Vine, Grand Liseron, Hedge Bindweed, Hedge Convolvulus, Hedge Lily, Lady's Nightcap, Liseron des Bois, Liseron des Haies, Old Man's Night Cap, Rutland Beauty.

17. I gave the hedge a clip.

18. He gave the hedge a clip.

19. Have you finished clipping the hedge?

20. He sheltered himself behind a hedge.

21. 23 Give the hedge a clip.

22. 13 The hedge needs a trim.

23. Their bushes form an impenetrable hedge.

24. 6 He administer a large hedge fund.

25. Pictured right: Brambly Hedge Miniatures from Hantel

26. • 7.2.5 Hedge to Arrive/Futures Only Contracts

27. Can hedge funds outlive their star managers?

28. Every tree, every hedge is a nosegay.

29. Hedge fund investment, management and advisory services

30. 20 A wattled hedge surrounds the house.

31. 4 A hedge between keeps friendship green.

32. Create a hedge with this Bougainvillea plant

33. This is the website of Brambly Hedge

34. Gold is traditionally a hedge against inflation.

35. 19 He gave the hedge a clip.

36. I'm going to clip the hedge this weekend.

37. He hid the bicycle in the hawthorn hedge.

38. 14 Do you think the hedge needs trimming?

39. A ruck with Wall Street’s Bolshiest hedge fund

40. 16 The hedge takes up too much space .

41. 24 An overgrown hedge divided the two properties.

42. They managed to wriggle through the thick hedge.

43. The garden was enclosed by a privet hedge.

44. I said, "I'm a hedge fund executive bank manager."

45. You can hedge against redundancy or illness with insurance.

46. 18 There was a high hedge verging the yard.

47. 15 Buying gold may be a hedge against inflation.

48. 14 The shed is neatly screened by a hedge.

49. 19 Conifer hedge such as yew, juniper, redwood, etc.

50. 8 Nor is it merely a giant hedge fund.