Hedge (Verb)
Meaning 1
Minimize loss or risk; "diversify your financial portfolio to hedge price risks"; "hedge your bets".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 2
Avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues); "He dodged the issue"; "she skirted the problem"; "They tend to evade their responsibilities"; "he evaded the questions skillfully".
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Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
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Meaning 3
Hinder or restrict with or as if with a hedge; "The animals were hedged in".
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Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.