The noun hedge has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (2) hedge, hedgerow -- (a fence formed by a row of closely planted shrubs or bushes)
2. hedge, hedging -- (any technique designed to reduce or eliminate financial risk; for example, taking two positions that will offset each other if prices change)
3. hedge, hedging -- (an intentionally noncommittal or ambiguous statement; "when you say `maybe' you are just hedging")
Overview of verb hedge
The verb hedge has 4 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) hedge, fudge, evade, put off, circumvent, parry, elude, skirt, dodge, duck, sidestep -- (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")
2. hedge -- (hinder or restrict with or as if with a hedge; "The animals were hedged in")
3. hedge, hedge in -- (enclose or bound in with or as it with a hedge or hedges; "hedge the property")
4. hedge -- (minimize loss or risk; "diversify your financial portfolio to hedge price risks"; "hedge your bets")