hedge in

• Verbo frasal que significa rodear o cercar algo con un seto, o, en sentido figurado, limitar la libertad o las posibilidades de alguien.

A phrasal verb meaning to surround or enclose something with a hedge, or figuratively, to restrict or limit someone's freedom or options.

incontable · transitivo · phrasal, separable

1. formal

   To surround or enclose something with a hedge or barrier.

   Cercar con seto

   • The garden was hedged in by tall bushes.
   • They hedged in the field to keep the animals out.
   • The property is hedged in on all sides.

   Sinónimosboundencircleencloseencompassfence inhem inringsurroundwall in

   Antónimosexposefreeliberatereleaseuncover

2. Restrict or limitinformal

   To restrict someone's freedom or movement, often by rules or circumstances.

   Restringir o limitar

   • She felt hedged in by her strict schedule.
   • The new regulations hedged in the company's operations.
   • He was hedged in by his responsibilities at home.

   Sinónimosbox incircumscribeconfineconstrainfence inhem inlimitrestricttrammel

   Antónimosfreeliberaterelease

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