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. hürde a hurdle, fold, pen, Icel. hur door, Goth. haúrds, 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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