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hedge

noun
  1. a fence formed by a row of closely planted shrubs or bushes
    hedgerow
  2. an intentionally noncommittal or ambiguous statement
    hedging
  3. any technique designed to reduce or eliminate financial risk
    hedging
verb
  1. minimize loss or risk
    “diversify your financial portfolio to hedge price risks”
  2. avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
    dodge
  3. enclose or bound in with or as it with a hedge or hedges
    “hedge the property”
    hedge in
  4. hinder or restrict with or as if with a hedge
    “The animals were hedged in”