hedge


Definition: Meaning of, hedge in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / hɛdʒ /

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Singular Plural
hedge hedges
[countable]
  1. a row of small bushes or trees growing close together, usually dividing one field or garden from another
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  2. something that protects you against possible problems, especially financial loss
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
hedge hedged hedged
Present Participle Third Person Singular
hedging hedges
[intransitive and transitive]
  1. to avoid giving a direct answer to a question
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  2. hedge your bets to reduce your chances of failure or loss by trying several different possibilities instead of one
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hedge used in phrases

  • hedge bindweed (noun)
    1. common Eurasian and American wild climber with pink flowers; sometimes placed in genus Convolvulus
  • hedge garlic (noun)
    1. european herb that smells like garlic
  • hedge maple (noun)
    1. shrubby Eurasian maple often used as a hedge
  • hedge mustard (noun)
    1. stiffly branching Old World annual with pale yellow flowers; widely naturalized in North America; formerly used medicinally
  • hedge nettle (noun)
    1. perennial herb with an odourless rhizome widespread in moist places in northern hemisphere
    2. foul-smelling perennial Eurasiatic herb with a green creeping rhizome
  • hedge pink (noun)
    1. plant of European origin having pink or white flowers and leaves yielding a detergent when bruised
  • hedge sparrow (noun)
    1. small brownish European songbird
  • hedge thorn (noun)
    1. south African shrub having forked spines and plumlike fruit; frequently used as hedging
  • hedge trimmer (noun)
    1. a garden tool for trimming hedges
  • hedge violet (noun)
    1. common European violet that grows in woods and hedgerows
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hedge used in phrasal verbs

  • hedge in (phrasal verb)
    1. to surround someone or something
    2. to limit someone’s freedom or ability to do something
  • hedge with (phrasal verb)
    1. hedge something (in) with something to make special conditions for something so that you do not have to follow the usual rules
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