Definition of hurdle
(Entry 1 of 2)
1a : a portable panel usually of wattled withes and stakes used especially for enclosing land or livestock
b : a frame or sled formerly used in England for dragging traitors to execution
2a : an artificial barrier over which racers must leap
knocked over a hurdle
b hurdles plural, track and field : any of various events in which racers must jump over a series of hurdles won a medal in the high hurdles The hurdles is his best event.
hurdle
verbDefinition of hurdle (Entry 2 of 2)
1 : to leap over especially while running (as in a sporting competition)
hurdling an obstacle in a steeplechase
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