hedge in

• Verbo frasal que significa cercar ou rodear algo com uma cerca viva; em sentido figurado, restringir a liberdade ou as possibilidades de alguém.

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

incontável · transitivo · phrasal, separável

1. formal

   To surround or enclose something with a hedge or barrier.

   Cercar ou rodear

   • 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.

   Sinônimosboundencircleencloseencompassfence inhem inringsurroundwall in

   Antônimosexposefreeliberatereleaseuncover

2. Restrict or limitinformal

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

   Restringir

   • 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.

   Sinônimosbox incircumscribeconfineconstrainfence inhem inlimitrestricttrammel

   Antônimosfreeliberaterelease

Verbo basehedge