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HURDLES
hurdles, hurdling, hurdle race
(noun) a footrace in which contestants must negotiate a series of hurdles
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
hurdles
plural of hurdle
Noun
hurdles
A sport where athletes or animals run along a track obstructed by regularly placed hurdles that must be leapt over.
Verb
hurdles
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hurdle
Anagrams
• Sheldru
Proper noun
Hurdles
plural of Hurdle
Anagrams
• Sheldru
Source: Wiktionary
HURDLE
Hur"dle, n. Etym: [OE. hurdel, hirdel, AS. hyrdel; akin to D. horde, OHG. hurt, G. hĂĽrde a hurdle, fold, pen, Icel. hur door, Goth. haĂşrds, L. cratis wickerwork, hurdle, Gr. k to spin, c to bind, connect. sq. root16. 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. Bacon.
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.
Hur"dle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hurdleed; p. pr. & vb. n. Hurdleing.]
Definition: To hedge, cover, make, or inclose with hurdles. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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