hedge

 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  hedge 
 
  1  sense  of  hedge 
 
  Sense  1 
  hedge,  fudge,  evade,  put  off  circumvent,  parry,  elude,  skirt,  dodge,  duck,  sidestep 
  =>  quibble 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  hedge 
 
  1  sense  of  hedge 
 
  Sense  1 
  hedge,  fudge,  evade,  put  off  circumvent,  parry,  elude,  skirt,  dodge,  duck,  sidestep 
  =>  quibble 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  hedge 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  hedge 
 
  1  sense  of  hedge 
 
  Sense  1 
  hedge,  fudge,  evade,  put  off  circumvent,  parry,  elude,  skirt,  dodge,  duck,  sidestep 
  =>  avoid 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  hedge 
 
  hedge  used  as  a  verb  is  very  rare  (polysemy  count  =  1) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  hedge 
 
  Sense  1 
  hedge,  fudge,  evade,  put  off  circumvent,  parry,  elude,  skirt,  dodge,  duck,  sidestep 
  =>  avoid 
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  Grep  of  noun  hedge 
  hedge 
  hedge  bindweed 
  hedge  fund 
  hedge  garlic 
  hedge  maple 
  hedge  mustard 
  hedge  nettle 
  hedge  pink 
  hedge  sparrow 
  hedge  thorn 
  hedge  trimmer 
  hedge  violet 
  hedgehog 
  hedgehog  cactus 
  hedgehog  cereus 
  hedger 
  hedgerow 
  jack-by-the-hedge 
  privet  hedge 
 
  Overview  of  noun  hedge 
 
  The  noun  hedge  has  3  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  hedge,  hedgerow  --  (a  fence  formed  by  a  row  of  closely  planted  shrubs  or  bushes) 
  2.  hedge,  hedging  --  (taking  two  positions  that  will  offset  each  other  if  prices  change  and  so  limiting  financial  risk) 
  3.  hedge,  hedging  --  (an  intentionally  noncommittal  or  ambiguous  statement;  "when  you  say  `maybe'  you  are  just  hedging") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  hedge 
 
  The  verb  hedge  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  hedge,  fudge,  evade,  put  off  circumvent,  parry,  elude,  skirt,  dodge,  duck,  sidestep  --  (avoid  or  try  to  avoid,  as  of  duties,  questions  and  issues;  "He  dodged  the  issue") 
 
  Grep  of  adj  hedge 
  hedged 
 
  Overview  of  noun  hedge 
 
  The  noun  hedge  has  3  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  hedge,  hedgerow  --  (a  fence  formed  by  a  row  of  closely  planted  shrubs  or  bushes) 
  2.  hedge,  hedging  --  (taking  two  positions  that  will  offset  each  other  if  prices  change  and  so  limiting  financial  risk) 
  3.  hedge,  hedging  --  (an  intentionally  noncommittal  or  ambiguous  statement;  "when  you  say  `maybe'  you  are  just  hedging") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  hedge 
 
  The  verb  hedge  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  hedge,  fudge,  evade,  put  off  circumvent,  parry,  elude,  skirt,  dodge,  duck,  sidestep  --  (avoid  or  try  to  avoid,  as  of  duties,  questions  and  issues;  "He  dodged  the  issue") 

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