vverb.communicationavoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)Synset:circumvent dodge duck elude evade fudge hedge parry put off sidestep skirt
Examples:- He dodged the issue
- she skirted the problem
- They tend to evade their responsibilities
- he evaded the questions skillfully
Derivationally Related Form:hedgerdodgingcircumventionhedgedodgehedgingdodgerevasion
Hypernyms:avoid
Inherited Hypernyms:hedgeavoid
Direct Hyponyms:begquibble
Full Troponyms:begquibble
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.contacthinder or restrict with or as if with a hedgeExamples:- The animals were hedged in
Hypernyms:hem in
Inherited Hypernyms:hedgehem insurroundtouch
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
vverb.contactenclose or bound in with or as it with a hedge or hedgesSynset:hedge hedge in
Hypernyms:close in enclose inclose shut in
Inherited Hypernyms:hedgeenclosesurroundtouch
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.changeminimize loss or riskExamples:- diversify your financial portfolio to hedge price risks
- hedge your bets
Derivationally Related Form:hedger
Hypernyms:minimise minimize
Inherited Hypernyms:hedgeminimizedecreasechange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
adj satadj.allevasively worded in order to avoid an unqualified statementSynset:weasel-worded
Antonyms:unqualified
Inherited Hypernyms:hedged
Similar to:qualified