hurdle

hurdle
hur•dle
[[t]ˈhɜr dl[/t]] n. v. -dled, -dling
1) spo a portable fencelike barrier over which contestants must leap in certain running races
2) spo hurdles, (used with a sing. v.) a track race in which contestants leap over a series of such barriers
3) spo any of various upright barriers over which horses must jump in certain turf races, as steeplechases, esp. an artificial barrier
4) a difficulty to be overcome; obstacle
5) brit. Chiefly Brit. a movable rectangular frame of interlaced twigs, crossed bars, or the like, as for a temporary fence
6) a frame or sled on which criminals, esp. traitors, were formerly drawn to the place of execution
7) to leap over (a barrier), as in a race
8) to master (a difficulty, problem, etc.); overcome
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Etymology: bef. 900; ME hirdel, hurdel, OE hyrdel=hyrd- (c. OS hurth, OHG hurt hurdle, ON hurth, Go haurds door) +-el n. suffix; akin to L crātis wickerwork (cf. grate I) hur′dler, n.

From formal English to slang. 2014.

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