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• hurdle, hurtle — Hurdle means to leap over, to overcome : I can easily hurdle that small stream. He is determined to hurdle every obstacle in his path. Hurtle means to move with great speed, to rush, to go violently : The motorcycle hurtled down the road. An… …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions

• hurdle — ► NOUN 1) one of a series of upright frames which athletes in a race must jump over. 2) (hurdles) a hurdle race. 3) an obstacle or difficulty. 4) a portable rectangular frame used as a temporary fence. ► VERB 1) run in a hurdle race …   English terms dictionary

• hurdle — [n] barrier, obstacle bar, barricade, blockade, complication, difficulty, fence, hamper, handicap, hedge, hindrance, impediment, interference, mountain, obstruction, rub, snag, stumbling block, traverse, wall; concepts 470,674 Ant. clear path,… …   New thesaurus

• hurdle — [hʉrd′ l] n. [ME hirdel < OE hyrdel < Gmc base * hurd , wickerwork, hurdle, akin to hyrd, door, Frank * hurda, a pen, fold < IE base * kert , to plait, twist together > L cratis (see CRATE), Gr kyrtos, bird cage] 1. Chiefly Brit. a… …   English World dictionary

• hurdle — index bar (obstruction), barrier, deterrence, deterrent, encumbrance, handicap, negotiate, obstacle …   Law dictionary

• obstacle — I noun arrest, balk, barricade, barrier, block, bridle, catch, check, constraint, curb, dam, delay, detainment, difficulty, disallowance, drawback, embargo, enjoining, estoppel, fence, forbiddance, hamper, handicap, hindrance, hurdle, impediment …   Law dictionary

• obstacle — [n] impediment, barrier bar, block, booby trap*, bump*, catch, Catch 22*, check, clog*, crimp*, difficulty, disincentive, encumbrance, hamper, handicap, hang up*, hardship, hindrance, hitch*, hurdle, interference, interruption, joker*, monkey… …   New thesaurus

• hurdle — {{11}} O.E. hyrdel frame of intertwined twigs used as a temporary barrier, dim. of hyrd door, from P.Gmc. *hurdiz wickerwork frame, hurdle (Cf. O.S. hurth plaiting, netting, Du. horde wickerwork, Ger. Hürde hurdle, fold, pen; O.N. hurð, Goth.… …   Etymology dictionary

• hurdle — hur|dle1 [ˈhə:dl US ˈhə:r ] n [: Old English; Origin: hyrdel] 1.) a problem or difficulty that you must deal with before you can achieve something = ↑obstacle ▪ Finding enough money for the project was the first hurdle. overcome/clear/get over… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• hurdle — noun 1》 one of a series of upright frames which athletes in a race must jump over.     ↘(hurdles) a hurdle race. 2》 an obstacle or difficulty. 3》 a portable rectangular frame strengthened with withies or wooden bars, used as a temporary fence.… …   English new terms dictionary

• hurdle — [[t]hɜ͟ː(r)d(ə)l[/t]] hurdles, hurdling, hurdled 1) N COUNT: usu supp N A hurdle is a problem, difficulty, or part of a process that may prevent you from achieving something. Two thirds of candidates fail at this first hurdle and are packed off… …   English dictionary