n.
- one of a series of upright frames which athletes in a race must jump over.
▸
(hurdles)
a hurdle race.
- an obstacle or difficulty.
- a portable rectangular frame strengthened with withies or wooden bars, used as a temporary fence.
▸a horse race over a series of such frames.
▸Brit. historical a frame on which traitors were dragged to execution.
v.
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[often as noun hurdling]
run in a hurdle race.
▸jump over (an obstacle) while running.
- fence off with hurdles.
Derivative
Etymology
OE hyrdel ‘temporary fence’, of Gmc origin.