A line of shrubs or bushes forming a boundary or fence.

A protective boundary or barrier, natural, built, or figurative.

A financial arrangement or position that reduces exposure to risk.

An intentionally vague or noncommittal statement to avoid commitment.

To enclose or bound with a hedge; to surround or obstruct.

To reduce financial risk by taking an offsetting position.

To avoid a firm commitment; to qualify a statement.

Attributive: inferior or makeshift; done by the roadside; third-rate.