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Synonyms for hurdle

Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : hur-dl
Phonetic Transcription : ˈhɜr dl

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Définition of hurdle

Origin :
  • Old English hyrdel "frame of intertwined twigs used as a temporary barrier," diminutive of hyrd "door," from Proto-Germanic *hurdiz "wickerwork frame, hurdle" (cf. Old Saxon hurth "plaiting, netting," Dutch horde "wickerwork," German Hürde "hurdle, fold, pen;" Old Norse hurð, Gothic haurds "door"), from PIE *krtis (cf. Latin cratis "hurdle, wickerwork," Greek kartalos "a kind of basket," kyrtos "fishing creel"), from root *kert- "to weave, twist together" (cf. Sanskrit krt "to spin"). Sense of "barrier to jump in a race" is by 1822; figurative sense of "obstacle" is 1924.
  • noun barrier, obstacle
  • verb jump over an obstacle
Example sentences :
  • No such thing as a good handicap, nor a hurdle race for a finish, without you.
  • Extract from : « Sir Jasper Carew » by Charles James Lever
  • Fanny, also, nearly did for Harry Nesbitt, by riding a hurdle race.
  • Extract from : « Charles O'Malley, The Irish Dragoon, Volume 1 (of 2) » by Charles Lever
  • He is at home in polo or hurdle racing, with the rifle or revolver.
  • Extract from : « As A Chinaman Saw Us » by Anonymous
  • On the 16th his body was drawn and quartered and dragged through London on a hurdle.
  • Extract from : « Highways & Byways in Sussex » by E.V. Lucas
  • A race meeting, which included a hurdle race, was being held.
  • Extract from : « Reminiscences of Queensland » by William Henry Corfield
  • They were carrying a hurdle from which Mr. Tapster quickly averted his eyes.
  • Extract from : « McClure's Magazine, Vol 31, No 2, June 1908 » by Various
  • She beat him with her crop, and flung him again at the hurdle.
  • Extract from : « Long Live the King » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
  • If a log such as I have described be not procurable, a hurdle or gate might be employed.
  • Extract from : « The Horsewoman » by Alice M. Hayes
  • The concave side of a hurdle should be placed next the earth.
  • Extract from : « Manual of Military Training » by James A. Moss
  • If the hurdle is not to be used at once, or if it is to be transported, it must be sewed.
  • Extract from : « Manual of Military Training » by James A. Moss

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