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horde — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • army noun A large organized force trained and equipped for warfare, especially on land.
  • horde noun A large, often unruly crowd of people.
  • hurdle noun A barrier that a runner or horse must jump over during a race.
  • obstacle noun Something that blocks progress or makes it harder to move forward, whether physical or figurative.

Senses

horde is used for these senses in English:

  • army (figuratively) A large group of people working toward the same purpose.
  • army (figuratively) Any multitude.
  • hurdle (athletics, horses) An artificial barrier, variously constructed, over which athletes or horses jump in a race.
  • hurdle (figuratively) An obstacle, real or perceived, physical or abstract.
  • obstacle Something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress, either physically or figuratively

army — full definition

  1. noun A large organized force trained and equipped for warfare, especially on land.
  2. noun A large group of people or things organized or working toward a common goal.

horde — full definition

  1. noun A large, often unruly crowd of people.
  2. noun A wandering tribe or group, especially of nomadic people.
  3. verb To move together in a large crowd.

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