The difference between Behedge and Hedge
When used as verbs, behedge means to hedge about, whereas hedge means to enclose with a hedge or hedges.
Hedge is also noun with the meaning: 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.
check bellow for the other definitions of Behedge and Hedge
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Behedge as a verb (transitive):
To hedge about; surround with or as with a hedge.
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Behedge as a verb (transitive):
To determine the boundary or limit of; define.
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Behedge as a verb (transitive):
To surround; beset; plague; hinder.
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Behedge as a verb (transitive):
To straiten; restrict; constrain; limit.
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Hedge as a noun:
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.
Examples:
"He trims the hedge once a week."
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Hedge as a noun:
A barrier (often consisting of a line of persons or objects) to protect someone or something from harm.
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Hedge as a noun (UK, mainly, Devon, and, Cornwall):
A mound of earth, stone- or turf-faced, often topped with bushes, used as a fence between any two portions of land.
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Hedge as a noun (pragmatics):
A non-committal or intentionally ambiguous statement.
Examples:
"coordinate terms weasel word"
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Hedge as a noun (finance):
Contract or arrangement reducing one's exposure to risk (for example the risk of price movements or interest rate movements).
Examples:
"The asset class acts as a hedge."
"A hedge is an investment position intended to offset potential losses/gains that may be incurred by a companion investment. In simple language, a hedge is used to reduce any substantial losses/gains suffered by an individual or an organization."
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Hedge as a noun (UK, Ireland, noun adjunct):
Used attributively, with figurative indication of a person's upbringing, or professional activities, taking place by the side of the road; third-rate.
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Hedge as a verb (transitive):
To enclose with a hedge or hedges.
Examples:
"to hedge a field or garden"
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Hedge as a verb (transitive):
To obstruct with a hedge or hedges.
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Hedge as a verb (transitive, finance):
To offset the risk associated with.
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Hedge as a verb (transitive):
To avoid verbal commitment.
Examples:
"He carefully hedged his statements with weasel words."
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Hedge as a verb (intransitive):
To construct or repair a hedge.
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Hedge as a verb (intransitive, finance):
To reduce one's exposure to risk.