" hedge "

[Noun]  | "hedge" | \ ˈhej \

1: a fence or boundary formed by a dense row of shrubs or low trees

2: barrier, limit

3: a means of protection or defense (as against financial loss)

Origin: before 12th century ;

 Middle English hegge, heyg "fence formed by a row of shrubs, bush, underbrush," going back to Old English *hecg "fence formed by shrubs, boundary fence," attested in dative hegge, hecge (also Old English hecge, weak feminine noun, in same sense), going back to Germanic *hagjō (whence also Middle Dutch hegghe "hedge," Old High German hegga "palisade," Middle High German hegge, hecke "hedge"), derivative of a base *hag- "enclosure formed by shrubs" {mat|haw:1|};

[Noun]  | "hedge fund" 

1: an investing group usually in the form of a limited partnership that employs speculative techniques in the hope of obtaining large capital gains

Origin: 1966 ;

[Verb]  | "hedge" 

1: to enclose or protect with or as if with a dense row of shrubs or low trees : to enclose or protect with or as if with a hedge : encircle

2: to confine so as to prevent freedom of movement or action : to obstruct with or as if with a barrier : hinder

3: to protect oneself from losing or failing by a counterbalancing action

Origin: 14th century ;

 Middle English heggen, hedgyn "to make a hedge, fence in with a hedge," derivative of hegge, heyg {see: |hedge:1|hedge:1};

[Adjective]  | "hedge" 

1: of, relating to, or designed for a hedge

2: born, living, or made alongside or as if alongside a dense row of shrubs or low trees : born, living, or made near or as if near hedges : roadside

3: inferior

Origin: 14th century ;

 From attributive use of {see: |hedge:1|hedge:1};

[Phrasal verb]  | "hedge against" 

1: to protect oneself from (something)

[Phrasal verb]  | "hedge in" 

1: to form a boundary around (something)

2: to surround or restrict (someone) in a way that prevents free movement or action

[Idiom]  | "hedge around/about" 

1: to limit or restrict (something) —usually used as (be) hedged—usually + with or by

[Idiom]  | "hedge one's bets" 

1: to do things that will prevent great loss or failure if future events do not happen as one plans or hopes

[Noun]  | "hedge" 

[Verb]  | "hedge" 

[Verb]  | "hedge (in)"