hedge
/ˈhɛd͡ʒ/ noun B2- A thicket of bushes or other shrubbery, especially one planted as a fence between two portions of land, or to separate the parts of a garden. · He trims the hedge once a week.
- A barrier (often consisting of a line of persons or objects) to protect someone or something from harm.
- A noncommittal or intentionally ambiguous statement.
- Contract or arrangement reducing one's exposure to risk (for example the risk of price movements or interest rate movements). · The asset class acts as a hedge.
Plural hedges
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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When their strife was at its height, a Bramble from the neighboring hedge lifted up its voice, and said in a boastful tone: “Pray, my dear friends, in my presence at least cease from such vain disputings.”
The Ass replied that passing through a hedge he had trod with his foot upon a sharp thorn.
A FOX was mounting a hedge when he lost his footing and caught hold of a Bramble to save himself.
Having pricked and grievously torn the soles of his feet, he accused the Bramble because, when he had fled to her for assistance, she had used him worse than the hedge itself.
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