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Meaning of 'hurdle' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Hurdle [ n.]
- 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.
- In England, a sled or crate on which criminals were formerly drawn to the place of execution.
- An artificial barrier, variously constructed, over which men or horses leap in a race.
2 . Hurdle [ v. t.]
- To hedge, cover, make, or inclose with hurdles.

Meaning of 'hurdle' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . hurdle [ n]
Meaning (1):
- an obstacle that you are expected to overcome
Example in sentence:
  • the last hurdle before graduation

Nearby Words:

hurden hurdleed hurdleing hurdlework hurds hurdy-gurdy hurkaru hurl hurlbat hurlbone

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