hurdles

hur·dle

H0330400 (hûr′dl)n.1. Sports a. A light portable barrier over which competitors must leap in certain races.b. hurdles A race in which a series of such barriers must be jumped without the competitors' breaking their stride.c. A leaping step made off one foot as means of maximizing spring at the end of an approach, as to a dive.2. An obstacle or difficulty to be overcome: the last hurdle before graduation.3. Chiefly British A portable framework made of intertwined branches or wattle and used for temporary fencing.4. Chiefly British A frame or sledge on which condemned persons were dragged to execution.v. hur·dled, hur·dling, hur·dles v.tr.1. To leap over (a barrier) in or as if in a race.2. To overcome or deal with successfully; surmount: hurdle a problem.v.intr. To leap over a barrier or other obstacle.

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[Middle English hurdel, portable panel for temporary fences, from Old English hyrdel.]

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hur′dler n.

hurdles

(ˈhɜːdəlz) n (Athletics (Track & Field)) athletics a race in which people have to jump over a number of obstacles while running

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hurdles - a footrace in which contestants must negotiate a series of hurdleshurdle race, hurdlingtrack event - a footrace performed on a track (indoor or outdoor)