hedge
Noun
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subtypes:
- privet hedge - hedge of privet plants
- shelterbelt, windbreak - hedge or fence of trees designed to lessen the force of the wind and reduce erosion
same as: hedgerow -
is a type of: protection, security - defense against financial failure; financial independencesame as: hedging
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is a type of: equivocation, evasion - a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truthsame as: hedging
Verb
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is a type of: avoid - stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or somethingsubtypes:
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is a type of: hem in - surround in a restrictive manner
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same as: hedge inverb group: hedge - hinder or restrict with or as if with a hedge
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