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▸ noun: (figuratively) An obstacle, real or perceived, physical or abstract.
▸ noun: A movable frame of wattled twigs, osiers, or withes and stakes, or sometimes of iron, used for enclosing land, for folding sheep and cattle, for gates, etc.; also, in fortification, used as revetments, and for other purposes.
▸ noun: (UK, historical) A sled or crate on which criminals were drawn to the place of execution.
▸ verb: To jump over something while running.
▸ verb: To compete in the track and field events of hurdles (e.g. high hurdles).
▸ verb: To overcome an obstacle.
▸ verb: To hedge, cover, make, or enclose with hurdles.
▸ noun: A surname.
▸ noun: (T-flapping) Misspelling of hurtle. [(countable) An act of colliding with or hitting; a collision.]
▸ verb: (T-flapping) Misspelling of hurtle. [(transitive, archaic)]
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vault,
hurdlework,
high-jump,
hoop,
hump,
horse-yard,
high-jumper,
hippodrome,
hang-up,
horse-block,
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