occurring in the same period of time; "a rise in interest rates is often contemporaneous with an increase in inflation"; "the composer Salieri was contemporary with Mozart"
a fence formed by a row of closely planted shrubs or bushes
an intentionally noncommittal or ambiguous statement; "when you say `maybe' you are just hedging"
any technique designed to reduce or eliminate financial risk; for example, taking two positions that will offset each other if prices change
minimize loss or risk; "diversify your financial portfolio to hedge price risks"; "hedge your bets"
avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues); "He dodged the issue"; "she skirted the problem"; "They tend to evade their responsibilities"; "he evaded the questions skillfully"
enclose or bound in with or as it with a hedge or hedges; "hedge the property"
hinder or restrict with or as if with a hedge; "The animals were hedged in"
little evolved from or characteristic of an earlier ancestral type; "archaic forms of life"; "primitive mammals"; "the okapi is a short-necked primitive cousin of the giraffe"
shaped or conditioned or disciplined by training; often used as a combining form; "a trained mind"; "trained pigeons"; "well-trained servants"
having acquired necessary skills by e.g. undergoing a course of study; "a trained nurse"; "a trained voice"; "trained manpower"; "psychologically trained workers"