hedge :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

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

hedge, hedgerow

n. a fence formed by a row of closely planted shrubs or bushes

hedge

v. minimize loss or risk; "diversify your financial portfolio to hedge price risks"; "hedge your bets"

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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)

barrier

n. a structure or object that impedes free movement

shun, eschew

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

elude, escape

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

evade

v. practice evasion; "This man always hesitates and evades"

detour

v. travel via a detour

shy

v. throw quickly

beat around the bush, equivocate, tergiversate, prevaricate, palter

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

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"

malinger, skulk

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

hover, vibrate, vacillate, oscillate

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

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confront

v. be face to face with; "The child screamed when he confronted the man in the Halloween costume"

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