Hedge

What do we mean by hedge?

A row of closely planted shrubs or low-growing trees forming a fence or boundary. noun

A line of people or objects forming a barrier. noun

A means of protection or defense, especially against financial loss. noun

A securities transaction that reduces the risk on an existing investment position. noun

An intentionally noncommittal or ambiguous statement. noun

A word or phrase, such as possibly or I think, that mitigates or weakens the certainty of a statement. noun

To enclose or bound with or as if with hedges. intransitive verb

To hem in, hinder, or restrict with or as if with a hedge. intransitive verb

To minimize or protect against the loss of by counterbalancing one transaction, such as a bet, against another. intransitive verb

To plant or cultivate hedges. intransitive verb

To take compensatory measures so as to counterbalance possible loss. intransitive verb

To avoid making a clear, direct response or statement. intransitive verb

A barrier or fence formed by bushes or small trees growing close together, such as thorn-bushes or beeches, and sometimes by woven twigs or wattling; also, a closely planted row of any kind of shrubbery, as evergreens, whether intended as a fence or not. See hedge-plant. noun

A structure made to lead fish into channels across which nets are spread. noun

To inclose or fence with a hedge; separate by a hedge: as, to hedge a field or garden.

To obstruct with a hedge or any barrier; stop or restrain by any kind of obstruction.

To surround with something as a barrier or a border; compass about; hem in.

In sporting, to protect by betting on both sides. See to hedge a bet, below.

To hide as in a hedge; shift; skulk.

A thicket of bushes or other shrubbery, especially one planted as a fence between two portions of land, or to separate the parts of a garden.

A barrier (often consisting of a line of persons or objects) to protect someone or something from harm.

A mound of earth, stone- or turf-faced, often topped with bushes, used as a fence between any two portions of land.

A non-committal or intentionally ambiguous statement.

Contract or arrangement reducing one's exposure to risk (for example the risk of price movements or interest rate movements).

(noun adjunct) Used attributively, with figurative indication of a person's upbringing, or professional activities, taking place by the side of the road; third-rate.

N. 1. A means of protection against financial loss. 2. A securities transaction designed to reduce the risk of an existing position. v. To minimize potential loss by counterbalancing one transaction, such as a bet, against another. Urban Dictionary

N. 1. A nicely trimmed bush. Urban Dictionary

Annoying in a preppy way Urban Dictionary

N. 'hej. A Schuylkill County term for cannabis or marijuana. Urban Dictionary

Verb, meaning to immerse one in a moderatly-sized shrub Urban Dictionary

The bridge of hair around your asscrack. Urban Dictionary

Cockney slang for the border of something. Urban Dictionary

A. That one kid who annoys you B. Annoying in a preppy way Urban Dictionary

A form of rejection whereby one elusively retreats from your life with no explanation. Urban Dictionary

Meaning awesome, cool, killer, sweet, good, very nice. Usually pertaining to someone or something looking or seeming "Hedge". Urban Dictionary

Words that are spelled similarly to hedge:
hedge, edge, wedge, ledge, henge, sedge, kedge, hodge, hege, tedge, hudge, hedgy, hegge, hedgie, gedge, hede, herge, helge.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word hedge:
hedging, fund, arbitrage, funds, maze, volatility, hedges, bets, equity, futures, distressed, asset, billionaire, investing, investor, leverage, investments, commodity, derivatives, securities, institutional, investment, advisors, trillion, portfolio, trader, strategies, assets, commodities, llc, planted, firms, trading, philanthropist, risk, mutual, risks, invest, invested, proprietary, stocks, inflation, fence, manager, laying, pension, currency, structured, mortgage, capital, trades, billion, rows, accounting, debt, exposure, management, default, clients, partners, elliott, firm, banks, bonds, butterfly, financial, stake, sec, associates, holdings, alpha, fees, underlying, returns, absolute, consulting, finance, ceo, managing, stock, bankruptcy, garden, tiger, index, profit, credit, private, banking, price, strategy, venture, contracts, market, shares, advisory, founder, collapse, cash, fee, crisis.

Words that rhyme with hedge:
edge, pledge, wedge, allege, ledge, dredge, sledge, sedge, fledge, kedge, cutting edge, cledge, swedge, straightedge, tedge, leading edge, knife edge, segge, eldredge, sand wedge, pitching wedge, razor edge, trailing edge, cartledge, old sledge, nut sedge, broom sedge, umbrella sedge, sege, rehg, cypress sedge, sand sedge, alldredge, blackledge, cumberledge, ketchledge, whitledge.

Adjectives that are often used to describe hedge:
thick, high, low, tall, good, clipped, perfect, long, green, dense, quickset, thorny, short, fair, laurel, lilac, impenetrable, informal, best, double, excellent, set, natural, effective, formal, dark, prickly, forward, broken, fine, beautiful, foot, protective, overgrown, opposite, better, neat, quick, live, ragged, yew, front, nearest, wild, thin, partial, ornamental, thorn, nearby, far, dead, eastern, bound, untrimmed, tangled, close, attractive, optimal, useful, blackthorn, neighbouring, outer, fuchsia, solid, circular, growing, neutral, huge, riskless, bramble, distant, leafless.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective hedge:
rows, row, funds, sparrow, hog, banks, sparrows, fund, hogs, school, crickets, bank, priest, managers, side, plant, schools, plants, hopping, stake, accounting, mustard, schoolmaster, carpenter, bottoms, pig, shears, priests, cutter, stakes, sides, fence, hyssop, clippers, bill, flowers, cutting, roses, birds, fences, parsons, effectiveness, laying, tops, parsley, trimmers, schoolmasters, cutters, ratio, trimmer, making, corner, warbler, planting, trees, nettle, preachers, strategies, breakers, inns, investors, hop, advocates, maze, clipper, ratios, thorn, flower, accentor, parson, clippings, shrub, bird, fruit, gap, tree, tavern, bush, creepers, trimmings, cuttings, gaps, preacher, walls, clipping, tangle, breaking, root, financing, maple, bets, returns, ruffian, knife, gate.

Consonant match to hedge:
hajj, hodge, hege, hudge, hage, hoge, hauge, houge, hooge.

Words that sound like hedge:
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