n.
1.a fence formed by a row of closely planted shrubs or bushes
2.any technique designed to reduce or eliminate financial risk
3.an intentionally noncommittal or ambiguous statement hedge v.
1.avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
2.hinder or restrict with or as if with a hedge
3.enclose or bound in with or as it with a hedge or hedges
4.minimize loss or risk
Idiom of the Day
weigh on/upon (someone's) mind
to be a weight or pressure on someone or something, to worry or upset someone
My mother's illness is weighing on my mind.