hurdle
1. hur.dle \'h*rd-*l\ n [ME hurdel, fr. OE hyrdel; akin to OHG hurd hurdle,
L crat]is wickerwork, hurdle 1a: a portable panel usu. of wattled withes
and stakes used esp. for enclos ing land or livestock 1b: a frame or sled
formerly used in England for dragging traitors to execu tion 1c: an
artificial barrier over which men or horses leap in a race 2: BARRIER,
OBSTACLE
2. hurdle \'h*rd-lin, -*l-in\ \'h*rd-l*r, -*l-*r\ vt or hur.dling 1: to
leap over while running 2: OVERCOME, SURMOUNT - hur.dler n