Dictionary Check: hedge
"hedge" is a valid word!
Scrabble
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Words with Friends
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Definition
noun
a fence formed by a row of closely planted shrubs or bushes
noun
any technique designed to reduce or eliminate financial risk; for example, taking two positions that will offset each other if prices change
noun
an intentionally noncommittal or ambiguous statement
Example:
"when you say ‘maybe’ you are just hedging"
verb
avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
Example:
"He dodged the issue"
verb
hinder or restrict with or as if with a hedge
Example:
"The animals were hedged in"
verb
enclose or bound in with or as it with a hedge or hedges
Example:
"hedge the property"
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