Hedge vs. Fence

Hedgenoun

A thicket of bushes or other shrubbery, especially one planted as a fence between two portions of land, or to separate the parts of a garden.

Hedgenoun

A barrier (often consisting of a line of persons or objects) to protect someone or something from harm.

Hedgenoun

A mound of earth, stone- or turf-faced, often topped with bushes, used as a fence between any two portions of land.

Hedgenoun

(pragmatics) A non-committal or intentionally ambiguous statement.

Hedgenoun

(finance) Contract or arrangement reducing one's exposure to risk (for example the risk of price movements or interest rate movements).

Hedgenoun

Used attributively, with figurative indication of a person's upbringing, or professional activities, taking place by the side of the road; third-rate.

Hedgeverb

(transitive) To enclose with a hedge or hedges.

Hedgeverb

(transitive) To obstruct or surround.

Hedgeverb

To offset the risk associated with.

Hedgeverb

(ambitransitive) To avoid verbal commitment.

Hedgeverb

(intransitive) To construct or repair a hedge.

Hedgeverb

To reduce one's exposure to risk.

Hedgenoun

A thicket of bushes, usually thorn bushes; especially, such a thicket planted as a fence between any two portions of land; and also any sort of shrubbery, as evergreens, planted in a line or as a fence; particularly, such a thicket planted round a field to fence it, or in rows to separate the parts of a garden.

Hedgeverb

To inclose or separate with a hedge; to fence with a thickly set line or thicket of shrubs or small trees; as, to hedge a field or garden.

Hedgeverb

To obstruct, as a road, with a barrier; to hinder from progress or success; - sometimes with up and out.

Hedgeverb

To surround for defense; to guard; to protect; to hem (in).

Hedgeverb

To surround so as to prevent escape.

Hedgeverb

To protect oneself against excessive loss in an activity by taking a countervailing action; as, to hedge an investment denominated in a foreign currency by buying or selling futures in that currency; to hedge a donation to one political party by also donating to the opposed political party.

Hedgeverb

To shelter one's self from danger, risk, duty, responsibility, etc., as if by hiding in or behind a hedge; to skulk; to slink; to shirk obligations.

Hedgeverb

To reduce the risk of a wager by making a bet against the side or chance one has bet on.

Hedgeverb

To use reservations and qualifications in one's speech so as to avoid committing one's self to anything definite.

Hedgenoun

a fence formed by a row of closely planted shrubs or bushes

Hedgenoun

any technique designed to reduce or eliminate financial risk; for example, taking two positions that will offset each other if prices change

Hedgenoun

an intentionally noncommittal or ambiguous statement;

Hedgeverb

avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues);

Hedgeverb

hinder or restrict with or as if with a hedge;

Hedgeverb

enclose or bound in with or as it with a hedge or hedges;

Hedgeverb

minimize loss or risk;

Hedge

A hedge or hedgerow is a line of closely spaced shrubs and sometimes trees, planted and trained to form a barrier or to mark the boundary of an area, such as between neighbouring properties. Hedges used to separate a road from adjoining fields or one field from another, and of sufficient age to incorporate larger trees, are known as hedgerows.

Fencenoun

A thin artificial barrier that separates two pieces of land or a house perimeter.

Fencenoun

Someone who hides or buys and sells stolen goods, a criminal middleman for transactions of stolen goods.

Fencenoun

The place whence such a middleman operates.

Fencenoun

Skill in oral debate.

Fencenoun

The art or practice of fencing.

Fencenoun

A guard or guide on machinery.

Fencenoun

(figuratively) A barrier, for example an emotional barrier.

Fencenoun

A memory barrier.

Fenceverb

(transitive) To enclose, contain or separate by building fence.

Fenceverb

(transitive) To defend or guard.

Fenceverb

(transitive) To engage in the selling or buying of stolen goods.

Fenceverb

To engage in the sport of fencing.

Fenceverb

To jump over a fence.

Fencenoun

That which fends off attack or danger; a defense; a protection; a cover; security; shield.

Fencenoun

An inclosure about a field or other space, or about any object; especially, an inclosing structure of wood, iron, or other material, intended to prevent intrusion from without or straying from within.

Fencenoun

A projection on the bolt, which passes through the tumbler gates in locking and unlocking.

Fencenoun

Self-defense by the use of the sword; the art and practice of fencing and sword play; hence, skill in debate and repartee. See Fencing.

Fencenoun

A receiver of stolen goods, or a place where they are received.

Fenceverb

To fend off danger from; to give security to; to protect; to guard.

Fenceverb

To inclose with a fence or other protection; to secure by an inclosure.

Fenceverb

To make a defense; to guard one's self of anything, as against an attack; to give protection or security, as by a fence.

Fenceverb

To practice the art of attack and defense with the sword or with the foil, esp. with the smallsword, using the point only.

Fenceverb

Hence, to fight or dispute in the manner of fencers, that is, by thrusting, guarding, parrying, etc.

Fencenoun

a barrier that serves to enclose an area

Fencenoun

a dealer in stolen property

Fenceverb

enclose with a fence;

Fenceverb

receive stolen goods

Fenceverb

fight with fencing swords

Fenceverb

surround with a wall in order to fortify

Fenceverb

have an argument about something

Fence

A fence is a structure that encloses an area, typically outdoors, and is usually constructed from posts that are connected by boards, wire, rails or netting. A fence differs from a wall in not having a solid foundation along its whole length.Alternatives to fencing include a ditch (sometimes filled with water, forming a moat).