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hedge in English
- hedge⇄adj. hedgeless.
- hedge⇄adj. 1. of or for a hedge.
Ex. hedge plants, hedge clippers.
2. (Figurative.) as though born, brought up, sheltered by, or working under hedges, or by the roadside (a contemptuous use).
Ex. a hedge lawyer, a hedge parson.
3. (Fi - hedge⇄expr. hedge in,
a. to hem in; surround on all sides.
Ex. The town was hedged in by mountains and a dense forest.
b. (Figurative.) to keep from getting away or moving freely.
Ex. to be hedged in by difficulties. - hedge⇄hedge, noun, verb, hedged,hedging, adjective.
- hedge⇄noun 1. a thick row of bushes or small trees, planted as a fence or boundary.
Ex. The rabbit ran under the hedge into the neighbor's yard.
2. (Figurative.) any barrier, limit, or boundary.
Ex. The Administration officials put two hedge - hedge⇄v.i. 1. to avoid giving a direct answer or taking a definite stand; evade questions or problems.
Ex. Prophesy as much as you like, but always hedge (Oliver Wendell Holmes).
(SYN) shift, dodge, trim, shuffle.
2. to bet on both sides in - hedge⇄v.t. 1. to put a hedge around.
Ex. to hedge a garden.
2. to enclose or separate with a hedge or fence.
Ex. There was a certain householder, which planted a vineyard, and hedged it round about (Matthew 21:33).
3. (Figurative.) to