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hedge (hɛdʒ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a row of shrubs, bushes, or trees forming a boundary to a field, garden, etc |
| 2. | a barrier or protection against something |
| 3. | the act or a method of reducing the risk of financial loss on an investment, bet, etc |
| 4. | a cautious or evasive statement |
| 5. | (modifier; often in combination) low, inferior, or illiterate: a hedge lawyer |
| —vb | |
| 6. | (tr) to enclose or separate with or as if with a hedge |
| 7. | (intr) to make or maintain a hedge, as by cutting and laying |
| 8. | (tr; |
| 9. | (intr) to evade decision or action, esp by making noncommittal statements |
| 10. | (tr) to guard against the risk of loss in (a bet, the paying out of a win, etc), esp by laying bets with other bookmakers |
| 11. | (intr) to protect against financial loss through future price fluctuations, as by investing in futures |
| [Old English hecg; related to Old High German heckia, Middle Dutch hegge; see | |
| 'hedger | |
| —n | |
| 'hedging | |
| —n | |
| 'hedgy | |
| —adj | |
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Hedgy
is always a great word to know.
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| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
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