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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. 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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Hurdle \Hur"dle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hurdleed}; p. pr & vb n. {Hurdleing}.] To hedge, cover, make or inclose with hurdles. --Milton. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: hurdle n 1: a light movable barrier that competitors must leap over in certain races 2: an obstacle that you are expected to overcome; "the last hurdle before graduation" 3: the act of vaulting [syn: {vault}] v : jump a hurdle
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