hedge

Pronunciation

• enPR: hĕj, IPA ^(key): /hedʒ/
• SAMPA: /hedZ/

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Noun

Singular hedge

Plural hedges

1. (countable) A hedge is a plant with green leaves that has been planted in a straight line to divide a space.

Related words

• garden
• shrub

Verb

Plain form hedge

Third-person singular hedges

Past tense hedged

Past participle hedged

Present participle hedging

1. (transitive) If you hedge an area, you enclose it with hedges.
2. (transitive) If you hedge something, you obstruct or surround it.