hedge
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(verb) avoid or try to avoid, as of duties, questions and issues; "He dodged the issue" |
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Synonyms: circumvent, dodge, duck, elude, evade, fudge, parry, put off, sidestep, skirt |
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Related Words: avoid |
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(noun) a fence formed by a row of closely planted shrubs or bushes |
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Synonyms: hedgerow |
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Related Words: fence, fencing, shelterbelt, windbreak |
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(noun) an intentionally noncommittal or ambiguous statement |
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Synonyms: hedging |
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Related Words: equivocation, evasion |
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(noun) taking two positions that will offset each other if prices change and so limiting financial risk |
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Synonyms: hedging |
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Related Words: protection, security |
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