Definition of hurdled Hurdled
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What does hurdled mean?
Part of speech
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NounPlural: hurdles |
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| hurdle - a light movable barrier that competitors must leap over in certain races | ||
| barrier a structure or object that impedes free movement | ||
| hurdle - an obstacle that you are expected to overcome; "the last hurdle before graduation" | ||
| hurdle - the act of jumping over an obstacle | ||
| vault | ||
| jumping, jump the act of participating in an athletic competition in which you must jump | ||
Verb |
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| hurdle - jump a hurdle | ||
| vault, overleap bound vigorously | ||
| athletics, sport participation in sports events as an extracurricular activity | ||
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Wiktionary 
- hurdle (Noun)
An artificial barrier, variously constructed, over which men or horses jump in a race. - hurdle (Noun)
A perceived obstacle. - hurdle (Noun)
A movable frame of wattled twigs, osiers, or withes and stakes, or sometimes of iron, used for enclosing land, for folding sheep and cattle, for gates, etc. ; also, in fortification, used as revetments, and for other purposes. - hurdle (Noun)
A sled or crate on which criminals were formerly drawn to the place of execution. - hurdle (Verb)
To jump over something while running. - hurdle (Verb)
To compete in the track and field events of hurdles e. g. high hurdles. - hurdle (Verb)
To overcome an obstacle. - hurdle (Verb)
To hedge, cover, make, or enclose with hurdles.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- hurdle (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. - hurdle (n.)
In England, a sled or crate on which criminals were formerly drawn to the place of execution. - hurdle (n.)
An artificial barrier, variously constructed, over which men or horses leap in a race. - hurdle (v. t.)
To hedge, cover, make, or inclose with hurdles.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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hurdle
hur′dl, n. a frame of twigs or sticks interlaced: (agri.) a movable frame of timber or iron for gates, &c.: a rude sledge on which criminals were drawn to the gallows.—v.t. to enclose with hurdles.—n. Hur′dle-race, a race where the runners, whether men or horses, have to clear a succession of hurdles. [A.S. hyrdel; Ger. hürde.]
