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Definition hurdle

Etymology 1

From Middle English hurdel, hirdel, herdel, hyrdel, from Old English hyrdel (“frame of intertwined twigs used as a temporary barrier”), diminutive of *hyrd, from Proto-Germanic *hurdiz, from Pre-Germanic *kr?h?tis, from Proto-Indo-European *kreh?-. Cognate with Dutch horde, German Hürde.

Noun

hurdle (plural hurdles)

  1. An artificial barrier, variously constructed, over which athletes or horses jump in a race.
  2. A perceived obstacle.
  3. A movable frame of wattled twigs, osiers, or withes and stakes, or sometimes of iron, used for enclosing land, for folding sheep and cattle, for gates, etc.; also, in fortification, used as revetments, and for other purposes.
  4. (Britain, obsolete) A sled or crate on which criminals were formerly drawn to the place of execution.
  5. (T-flapping) Misspelling of hurtle.
Verb

hurdle (third-person singular simple present hurdles, present participle hurdling, simple past and past participle hurdled)

  1. To jump over something while running.
  2. To compete in the track and field events of hurdles (e.g. high hurdles).
  3. To overcome an obstacle.
  4. To hedge, cover, make, or enclose with hurdles.

Etymology 2

Noun

hurdle (plural hurdles)

  1. (T-flapping) Misspelling of hurtle.
Verb

hurdle (third-person singular simple present hurdles, present participle hurdling, simple past and past participle hurdled)

  1. (T-flapping) Misspelling of hurtle.

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HURDLE 11
HURLED 11
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DUEL 7
DURE 6
HELD 8
HERD 7
HERL 7
HUED 8
HURL 8
LEHR 7
LEUD 7
LUDE 7
LURE 6
RUDE 6
RUED 6
RULE 6
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DEL 5
DUE 5
DUH 7
EDH 6
ELD 5
HER 5
HUE 6
LED 5
LEU 5
RED 4
RUE 4
URD 5
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DE 3
ED 3
EH 4
EL 3
ER 2
HE 4
RE 2
UH 5

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