Hedge

Russian Meaning

изгородь

преграда

живая изгородь

ограда

препятствие

ограничивать

окружать

обносить изгородью

огораживать изгородью

мешать

препятствовать

связывать

ограждать себя

уклоняться от ответа

увиливать от прямого ответа

уклоняться от прямого ответа

тайный

English Meaning

  1. A row of closely planted shrubs or low-growing trees forming a fence or boundary.
  2. A line of people or objects forming a barrier: a hedge of spectators along the sidewalk.
  3. A means of protection or defense, especially against financial loss: a hedge against inflation.
  4. A securities transaction that reduces the risk on an existing investment position.
  5. An intentionally noncommittal or ambiguous statement.
  6. A word or phrase, such as possibly or I think, that mitigates or weakens the certainty of a statement.
  7. To enclose or bound with or as if with hedges.
  8. To hem in, hinder, or restrict with or as if with a hedge.
  9. To minimize or protect against the loss of by counterbalancing one transaction, such as a bet, against another.
  10. To plant or cultivate hedges.
  11. To take compensatory measures so as to counterbalance possible loss.
  12. To avoid making a clear, direct response or statement.