Hedge
[n] a fence formed by a row of closely planted shrubs or bushes
[n] an intentionally noncommittal or ambiguous statement; "when you say `maybe' you are just hedging"
[n] taking two positions that will offset each other if prices change and so limiting financial risk
[v] 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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Synonyms
circumvent, dodge, duck, elude, evade, fudge, hedgerow, hedging, hedging, parry, put off, sidestep, skirt
Related Terms
abate, about the bush, adjust to, allowance, alter, around the bush, assuage, bar, beat about, beat around, beg the question, bicker, boggle, border line, bound, boundary, boundary condition, boundary line, bourn, box in, break boundary, breakoff point, b