'Hurdle' definitions:
Definition of 'hurdle'
(from WordNet)
noun
A light movable barrier that competitors must leap over in certain races
noun
An obstacle that you are expected to overcome; "the last hurdle before graduation"
noun
The act of jumping over an obstacle [syn: vault, hurdle]
verb
Jump a hurdle
Definition of 'Hurdle'
From: GCIDE
- Hurdle \Hur"dle\, n. [OE. hurdel, hirdel, AS. hyrdel; akin to D. horde, OHG. hurt, G. h["u]rde a hurdle, fold, pen, Icel. hur? door, Goth. ha['u]rds, L. cratis wickerwork, hurdle, Gr. ?, Skr. k?t to spin, c?t to bind, connect. [root]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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. In England, a sled or crate on which criminals were formerly drawn to the place of execution. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
- 3. An artificial barrier, variously constructed, over which men or horses leap in a race. [1913 Webster]
- Hurdle race, a race in which artificial barriers in the form of hurdles, fences, etc., must be leaped. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Hurdle'
From: GCIDE
Synonyms of 'hurdle'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- and jump,
- bar,
- barrier,
- block,
- blockade,
- bottleneck,
- bounce,
- bound,
- broad jump,
- buck,
- buckjump,
- capriole,
- catch,
- check,
- clear,
- complication,
- conquer,
- cordon,
- curtain,
- curvet,
- demivolt,
- determent,
- deterrent,
- difficulty,
- down,
- drawback,
- flying jump,
- galliard,
- gelandesprung,
- grand jete,
- hamper,
- handicap,
- handspring,
- hang-up,
- hazard,
- high jump,
- Highland fling,
- hindrance,
- hippety-hop,
- hitch,
- hop,
- impediment,
- interference,
- jete,
- jig,
- joker,
- jump,
- jump over,
- jump shot,
- jump turn,
- jump-hop,
- jump-off,
- lavolta,
- leap,
- leap over,
- leapfrog,
- lick,
- long jump,
- lop,
- master,
- morris,
- mountain,
- negotiate,
- objection,
- obstacle,
- obstruction,
- obstructive,
- one small difficulty,
- over,
- overjump,
- overleap,
- overskip,
- pole vault,
- pounce,
- pounce on,
- pounce upon,
- restraint,
- rub,
- running broad jump,
- running high jump,
- saut de basque,
- ski jump,
- skip,
- snag,
- spring,
- start,
- start aside,
- start up,
- steeplechase,
- stumbling block,
- stumbling stone,
- surmount,
- throw,
- tour jete,
- traverse,
- updive,
- upleap,
- upspring,
- vault