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to hedge

to hedge

1 3.7
To surround an area with bushes to make a living fence
  • verb
  • /hɛdʒ/
translation icon : rodear con setos
  • At the tall hedges that separate the estate from its neighbors, Frank gestures to take in the entire length of the hedged border.

Examples

  • The garden was beautifully hedged with tall, green shrubs on all sides.

  • In the daylight, she could see that the plot was hedged on two sides by walnut groves.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • A long gravel driveway led back; bushes and trees hedged the lawn.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • Finally, Lloyd leads them into the Great House itself and onto its stately old verandah, where we could have a full view of its garden, with its broad walks, hedged with box and adorned with fruit trees and flowers of almost every variety.

    Academic text (2008)
  • They hedged the yard with vibrant flowers and dense bushes for added privacy.

  • To create a tranquil space, she hedged the patio with a variety of plants and low hedges.

Synonyms

to surround
vsto hedge
1.7

To be all around a person or thing on every side

is the action done using planted shrubs to form a boundary
to enclose
vsto hedge
84 3.7

Surround something completely, often with a wall or fence

is the plant based form of covering areas rather than any barrier
to wall
vsto hedge
41 6.4

To surround an area with a wall to protect it

is plant based enclosing without the heavy solid construction or fortification
to fence
vsto hedge
19 2.4

To put a barrier around land to mark or protect it

is similar but uses planted shrubs rather than built posts
to fence off
vsto hedge
4 3.7

Surround an area with a fence to stop people from entering

is plant based enclosing rather than specifically to block access
to fence in
vsto hedge
3 3.0

To surround an area with a barrier to keep others out

is used for enclosing by plants rather than focusing on privacy
to rail
vsto hedge
1 5.7

To enclose an area by putting up rails

is plant based enclosing rather than using thin posts or low barriers
to hedge in
vsto hedge
5.8

Surround a place or person so they cannot move freely

is the single-word form for enclosing with planted shrubs
to palisade
vsto hedge
9.1

To surround an area with a strong fence of wooden or metal posts for protection

is a living nonfortified plant boundary rather than a strong defensive barrier
to stockade
vsto hedge
8.2

To surround a place with strong wooden posts to protect it

is a living plant barrier used to enclose property, not a fortification

Idioms

8 6.8

To avoid losing by choosing more than one option

Very messy and untidy as if after a rough time

Phrasal Verbs

Surround a place or person so they cannot move freely

to hedge in
  • Specialized
7.9

Protect money from loss by making other investments that reduce risk

To protect yourself from losing money by choosing different plans or investments

Compounds

hedge fund
  • Specialized
86 6.3

A company that manages money for rich people and uses risky methods to try to make big profits

A tool with sharp blades that cuts and shapes garden hedges

1 3.5

A row of privet bushes planted close together to make a living fence for a garden

8.2

A small tree often grown as a bush to make garden hedges

9.1

A plant with small pale yellow flowers that grows wild along roads and fields

A plant that lives for many years and spreads by underground stems in wet or shady places

9.9

A plant from Europe with pink or white flowers whose leaves make soap when crushed

5.8

A small brown songbird found in hedges and gardens

hedge thorn
  • South African
9.9

A South African bush with sharp forked branches and fruit like small plums often planted as a fence

A climbing wildflower with twining stems and pink or white trumpet-shaped flowers

A wild plant whose leaves smell like garlic when crushed

7.6

A small purple wild flower that grows in woods and at field edges

A wild plant with leaves that smell like garlic and can be eaten

How Enclosed

to encircle
33 3.4
to hedge
1 3.7
to border
12 3.1

Surface Forms

hedge infinitive
hedged past
hedged past participle
hedging present participle
hedges third person singular

Etymology

Hedge as a verb comes from the same old word hecg meaning 'fence', so to hedge land is simply to surround it with bushes or a living fence.