hedge

Synonyms: barrier bush enclosure fence guard hedgerow hurdle protection quickset screen shrubbery thicket windbreak

Synonyms: beat around the bush be noncommittal blow hot and cold cop a plea cop out duck equivocate evade flip-flop fudge give the run around hem and haw jive pass the buck prevaricate pussyfoot quibble run around shilly-shally shuck shuffle sidestep sit on the fence stall stonewall temporize tergiversate tergiverse waffle

Antonyms: confront face meet

Synonyms: block border cage confine coop corral edge fence girdle hem in hinder immure obstruct pen restrict ring siege surround

Antonyms: release