barrier which must be jumped by a horse or runner; obstacle; difficulty
jump over a barrier; surmount an obstacle
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Hurdle Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(v. t.)
To hedge, cover, make, or inclose with hurdles.
To hedge, cover, make, or inclose with hurdles.
(n.)
In England, a sled or crate on which criminals were formerly drawn to the place of execution.
In England, a sled or crate on which criminals were formerly drawn to the place of execution.
(n.)
An artificial barrier, variously constructed, over which men or horses leap in a race.
An artificial barrier, variously constructed, over which men or horses leap in a race.
(n.)
A movable frame of wattled twigs, osiers, or withes and stakes, or sometimes of iron, used for inclosing land, for folding sheep and cattle, for gates, etc.; also, in fortification, used as revetments, and for other purposes.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutA movable frame of wattled twigs, osiers, or withes and stakes, or sometimes of iron, used for inclosing land, for folding sheep and cattle, for gates, etc.; also, in fortification, used as revetments, and for other purposes.
hurdle
\hur"dle\ (?), n. [oe. hurdel, hirdel, as. hyrdel; akin to d. horde, ohg. hurt, g. hürde a hurdle, fold, pen, icel. hur&?; door, goth. ha?rds, l. cratis wickerwork, hurdle, gr. &?;, skr. k&?;t to spin, c&?;t to bind, connect. ?16. cf. crate, grate, n.]
1. a movable frame of wattled twigs, osiers, or withes and stakes, or sometimes of iron, used for inclosing land, for folding sheep and cattle, for gates, etc.; also, in fortification, used as revetments, and for other purposes.
2. in england, a sled or crate on which criminals were formerly drawn to the place of execution.
3. an artificial barrier, variously constructed, over which men or horses leap in a race.
hurdle
race, a race in which artificial barriers in the form of hurdles, fences, etc., must be leaped.
hurdle
\hur"dle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. hurdleed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. hurdleing (?).] to hedge, cover, make, or inclose with hurdles.
hurdle
n
1. a light movable barrier that competitors must leap over in certain races
2. an obstacle that you are expected to overcome; "the last hurdle before graduation"
3. the act of vaulting [syn: vault]
v : jump a hurdle
similar words(1)
hurdle race
Clwyd = n. plaited work, a hurdle; a roost
Clwyden = n. a hurdle; a flake
Clwydo = v. to wattle, to hurdle
Cromglwyd = n. a thatch hurdle
Cronglwyl = n. a roof hurdle
Dorglwyd = n. covering hurdle
Draenglwyd = n. thorn hurdle
Pleiden = n. a hurdle, a wattling
Noun
1. a light movable barrier that competitors must leap over in certain races
(hypernym) barrier
2. an obstacle that you are expected to overcome; "the last hurdle before graduation"
(hypernym) obstacle, obstruction
3. the act of jumping over an obstacle
(synonym) vault
(hypernym) jump, jumping
Verb
1. jump a hurdle
(hypernym) vault, overleap
(classification) sport, athletics
Hurdle Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries
(See also Dike) A colloquial term for a dike. (TNDOT1)
By the Bureau of Transportation Statistics.Hurdle Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
A hurdle is a moveable section of light fence. Traditionally they were made from wattle (woven split branches), but modern hurdles are often made of metal. Hurdles are used for handling livestock, as decorative fencing, for horse racing and in the track and field event of hurdling.
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