hedge

hedge

verb

Definition of HEDGE

1

to avoid giving a definite answer or position <she kept hedging whenever he asked her to go on a date with him>

Synonyms fudge, hedge, pussyfoot, tergiversate, waffle, weasel

Related Words flip-flop, yo-yo; dodge, duck, elude, eschew, evade, shake, shirk, shun, sidestep, skirt; bypass, circumvent; cavil, quibble; straddle

2

to close or shut in by or as if by barriers <the prison was hedged by a high stone wall>

Synonyms box (in), cage, closet, coop (up), corral, encage, encase, envelop, fence (in), hedge, hem (in), house, immure, include, mew (up), pen, wall (in)

Related Words bound, circumscribe, confine, contain, limit, restrict; encircle, encompass, enfold, enframe, enlace, frame, ring, surround; armor, cocoon, encapsulate, encapsule, encyst, ensheathe, ensphere, enwomb