Definitions of hurdle [ˈhɜr dl]

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Definition of 'hurdle'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) hurdle
a portable fencelike barrier over which contestants must leap in certain running races.

2.  hurdle
hurdles, (used with a sing. v.) a track race in which contestants leap over a series of such barriers.

3.  hurdle
any of various upright barriers over which horses must jump in certain turf races, as steeplechases, esp. an artificial barrier.

4.  hurdle
a difficulty to be overcome; obstacle.

5.  hurdle
Chiefly Brit. a movable rectangular frame of interlaced twigs, crossed bars, or the like, as for a temporary fence.

6.  hurdle
a frame or sled on which criminals, esp. traitors, were formerly drawn to the place of execution.

7. (v.t.) hurdle
to leap over (a barrier), as in a race.

8.  hurdle
to master (a difficulty, problem, etc.); overcome.

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. grate¹))

Definition of 'hurdle'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) hurdle
a light movable barrier that competitors must leap over in certain races

2. (noun) hurdle
an obstacle that you are expected to overcome
"the last hurdle before graduation"

3. (verb) vault, hurdle
the act of jumping over an obstacle

4. (verb) hurdle
jump a hurdle

Definition of 'hurdle'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (noun) hurdle
a problem or challenge to overcome
The next hurdle will be to hire a good team.

2. hurdle
a fence that a runner jumps over in a race
She didn't clear the last hurdle.

Definition of 'hurdle'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) hurdle
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. (noun) hurdle
in England, a sled or crate on which criminals were formerly drawn to the place of execution

3. (noun) hurdle
an artificial barrier, variously constructed, over which men or horses leap in a race

4. (verb) hurdle
to hedge, cover, make, or inclose with hurdles

Translation of 'hurdle'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: a frame to be jumped in a race.
Afrikaans: hekkie	Arabic: حاجِز	Bulgarian: препятствие
Brazilian: barreira	Czech: překážka	German: die Hürde
Danish: forhindring	Greek: εμπόδιο σε κούρσα	Spanish: valla
Estonian: tõke	Farsi: مانع	Finnish: este
French: haie	Hebrew: מְשוּכָה	Hindi: फांद
Croatian: prepona	Hungarian: gát	Indonesian: gawang
Icelandic: grind; hindrun	Italian: ostacolo	Japanese: ハードル
Korean: 허들, 장애물	Lithuanian: kliūtis, barjeras	Latvian: barjera
Malay: pagar	Dutch: horde	Norwegian: hekk, hinder
Polish: płotek	Persian: مانع	Pashto: خنډ
Portuguese: barreira	Romanian: obstacol	Russian: барьер
Slovak: prekážka	Slovenian: ovira	Serbian: prepona
Swedish: häck, hinder	Thai: รั้วสำหรับกระโดดข้าม	Turkish: engel, mania
Taiwanese: 跳欄	Ukrainian: перешкода; бар'єр	Urdu: دوڑ میں کھڑی کی جانے والی
Vietnamese: rào chắn	Chinese: 跳栏
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