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   hurdle

   /ˈhəːdl/

   noun

   • 1. one of a series of upright frames over which athletes in a race must jump: "a hurdle race"
   • ▪ a hurdle race: "the 100 m hurdles"
   • 2. a problem or difficulty that must be overcome: "many would like to emigrate to the United States, but face formidable hurdles" Similar obstacledifficultyproblembarrierbarsnagstumbling blockimpedimentobstructioncomplicationhandicaphindranceinformal:hiccupheadachefly in the ointmentspanner in the worksmonkey wrench in the works
   • 3. a portable rectangular frame strengthened with withies or wooden bars, used as a temporary fence. British Similar fencejumpbarrierbarricadebarrailingrailwallhedgehedgerow
   • ▪ a horse race over a series of hurdles: "a handicap hurdle"
   • ▪ a frame on which traitors were dragged to execution. historical

   verb

   • 1. take part in a hurdle race: "this gelding hurdled fluently"
   • ▪ jump over (a hurdle or other obstacle) while running: "all 450 runners had hurdled the barriers"
   • 2. enclose or fence off with hurdles: "a maze of individual hurdled pens"

   Word Origin Old Englishhyrdel ‘temporary fence’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch horde and German Hürde.

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