Betekenis (Engels)
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- 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.
- A barrier (often consisting of a line of persons or objects) to protect someone or something from harm.
- A mound of earth, stone- or turf-faced, often topped with bushes, used as a fence between any two portions of land.
- A non-committal or intentionally ambiguous statement.
- Contract or arrangement reducing one's exposure to risk (for example the risk of price movements or interest rate movements).
- Used attributively, with figurative indication of a person's upbringing, or professional activities, taking place by the side of the road; third-rate.
Concepten
steg
kordon
opstructie
opstakel
hedgen
heining
Synoniemen
prevaricate
rail in
rail off
cut hair
turn aside
hold back affectedly
hedging transaction
endiguer
quick fence
pliant hedge
pilerow
Frequentie
Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/hɛd͡ʒ/
Etymologie (Engels)
In summary
From Middle English hegge, from Old English heċġ, from Proto-West Germanic *haggju, from Proto-Germanic *hagjō, from Proto-Indo-European *kagʰyóm (“enclosure”). Cognate with Dutch heg, German Hecke. Doublet of hey (a choreographic figure) and quay. More at haw.
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