hedges

Noun

• a fence formed by a row of closely planted shrubs or bushes
• any technique designed to reduce or eliminate financial risk; for example, taking two positions that will offset each other if prices change
• an intentionally noncommittal or ambiguous statement
• plural of hedge

Verb

• avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
• hinder or restrict with or as if with a hedge
• enclose or bound in with or as it with a hedge or hedges
• minimize loss or risk
• third-person singular simple present indicative of hedge

Synonyms

circumvent, dodge, duck, elude, evade, fudge, hedge, hedge in, hedgerow, hedging, parry, put off, sidestep, skirt