hedge :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

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. any technique designed to reduce or eliminate financial risk; for example, taking two positions that will offset each other if prices change

dodge, parry, sidestep, duck, skirt, fudge, evade, circumvent, elude, put off

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"

barrier

n. a structure or object that impedes free movement

dodge, dodging, scheme

n. a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery

sidestep

n. a step to one side (as in boxing or dancing)

shun, eschew

v. avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of

escape, elude, escape understanding by, be incomprehensible to

v. be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by; "What you are seeing in him eludes me"

evade, elude, bilk

v. escape, either physically or mentally; "The thief eluded the police"; "This difficult idea seems to evade her"; "The event evades explanation"

detour

v. travel via a detour

shy, start suddenly

v. start suddenly, as from fight

tergiversate, equivocate, prevaricate, palter

v. be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information

lie, tell a lie

v. tell an untruth; pretend with intent to deceive; "Don't lie to your parents"; "She lied when she told me she was only 29"

skulk, malinger

v. avoid responsibilities and duties, e.g., by pretending to be ill

vacillate, hover

v. be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action; "He oscillates between accepting the new position and retirement"

face, confront, face up to, come to grips with

v. deal with (something unpleasant) head on; "You must confront your problems"; "He faced the terrible consequences of his mistakes"

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