"hedge" meaning in English

See hedge in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /hedʒ/ Audio: en-us-hedge.ogg [US] Forms: hedge [singular], hedges [plural]
enPR: hĕj Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A hedge is a plant with green leaves that has been planted in a straight line to divide a space.
    Sense id: simple-hedge-en-noun--d6Mi0Dn

Verb

IPA: /hedʒ/ Audio: en-us-hedge.ogg [US] Forms: hedge [canonical], hedges [third-person, singular], hedged [past], hedged [past, participle], hedging [present, participle]
enPR: hĕj Head templates: {{verb|hedg|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you hedge an area, you enclose it with hedges.
    Sense id: simple-hedge-en-verb-4jlYfAMU
  2. If you hedge something, you obstruct or surround it.
    Sense id: simple-hedge-en-verb-ovNhFaJ8
     
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