Hurdle Definition

hûrdl
hurdled, hurdles, hurdling
noun
hurdles
Any of a series of framelike barriers over which horses or runners must leap in a special race (the hurdles)
Webster's New World
A race in which a series of such barriers must be jumped without the competitors' breaking their stride.
American Heritage
A leaping step made off one foot as means of maximizing spring at the end of an approach, as to a dive.
American Heritage
A portable frame made of interlaced twigs, etc., used as a temporary fence or enclosure.
Webster's New World
A kind of frame or sled on which prisoners in England were drawn through the streets to execution.
Webster's New World
Antonyms:
verb
hurdled, hurdles, hurdling
To enclose or fence off with hurdles.
Webster's New World
To jump over (a barrier), as in a race.
Webster's New World
To overcome or deal with successfully; surmount.
Hurdle a problem.
American Heritage
To overcome (an obstacle)
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Hurdle

Noun

Singular:
hurdle
Plural:
hurdles

Origin of Hurdle

  • Middle English hurdel portable panel for temporary fences from Old English hyrdel

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Old English hyrdel.

    From Wiktionary

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