hurdle : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: hurdle	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for hurdle
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
hurdle n a light movable barrier that competitors must leap over in certain races an obstacle that you are expected to overcome; "the last hurdle before graduation" the act of jumping over an obstacle Synonym(s): vault, hurdle v jump a hurdle
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 Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hurdle \Hur"dle\, n. [OE. hurdel, hirdel, AS. hyrdel; akin to D. horde, OHG. hurt, G. h[81]rde a hurdle, fold, pen, Icel. hur[?] door, Goth. ha[a3]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.