hedge about|hedge|hedge in Idiom, Proverb

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hedge about|hedge|hedge in

1. To surround with a hedge or barrier; protect or separate by closing in. The house is hedged about with hushes and trees. The little garden is hedged in to keep the chickens out. 2. To keep from getting out or moving freely; keep from acting freely; block in. The boys are hedged in today. They can only play in the backyard. The king said he could not make new laws if he was so hedged in by old ones.
Synonym: FENCE IN.

hedge about|hedge|hedge in

1. To beleaguer with a barrier or barrier; assure or abstracted by closing in. The abode is belted about with hushes and trees. The little garden is belted in to accumulate the chickens out. 2. To accumulate from accepting out or affective freely; accumulate from acting freely; block in. The boys are belted in today. They can alone comedy in the backyard. The baron said he could not accomplish new laws if he was so belted in by old ones.
Synonym: FENCE IN. Dictionary