HEDGE
- to surround with a hedge (a dense row of shrubs) [v HEDGED, HEDGES, HEDGING] : HEDGINGLY [adv]
- to enclose with a dense row of bushes [v HEDGED, HEDGING, HEDGES]
- act or means of hedging
- dense row of bushes or small trees forming a boundary
- to surround with a hedge
- to offset a possible loss by counterbalancing (one's bets, investments, etc.)
- to avoid a direct answer or commitment