hurdle
/ˈhɝd(ə)l/noun, verb2 syllables
Hurdle means: the act of jumping over an obstacle.
Synonyms for hurdle1
noun, as in the act of jumping over an obstacle
What does hurdle mean?4
noun
1
the act of jumping over an obstacle
2
a light movable barrier that competitors must leap over in certain races
3
an obstacle that you are expected to overcome“the last hurdle before graduation”
verb
1
jump a hurdle
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Hurdle in a sentence
- The biggest hurdle for pupils writing the exam was question fourteen.sundown
- The athlete caught his foot on the hurdle.GreySquirrel
- I wish I could run too, but it's too much of a hurdle.DJ_Saidez
- The hurdler didn't clear the final hurdle.mccarras
- The initial cost is a hurdle.newtonlkh
- The team faced a serious hurdle.robert1991
- This is just another hurdle to overcome.robert1991
- An experimental treatment providing a new approach in the fight against HIV has cleared the first hurdle.Cangarejo
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of hurdle
as a noun
- plural
- hurdles
as a verb
- past tense
- hurdled
- present participle
- hurdling
- third-person singular
- hurdles
- past participle
- hurdled