hurdle

Meanings

Plural: hurdles

Noun

a light movable barrier that competitors must leap over in certain races
an obstacle that you are expected to overcome
- "the last hurdle before graduation"
the act of jumping over an obstacle
An artificial barrier, variously constructed, over which athletes or horses jump in a race.
An obstacle, real or perceived, physical or abstract.
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.
A sled or crate on which criminals were drawn to the place of execution.
Misspelling of hurtle.

Verb

jump a hurdle
To jump over something while running.
To compete in the track and field events of hurdles (e.g. high hurdles).
To overcome an obstacle.
To hedge, cover, make, or enclose with hurdles.
Misspelling of hurtle.

Origin / Etymology

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From Middle English hurdel, hirdel, herdel, hyrdel, from Old English hyrdel (“frame of intertwined twigs used as a temporary barrier”), diminutive of *hyrd, from Proto-Germanic *hurdiz, from Pre-Germanic *kr̥h₂tis, from Proto-Indo-European *kreh₂-. Cognate with Dutch horde, German Hürde.

Synonyms

vault

Scrabble Score: 10

hurdle is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
hurdle is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
hurdle is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

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