noun
- A light movable barrier that competitors must leap over in certain races.
- synonyms: hurdle
- An obstacle that you are expected to overcome.
- usage: "the last hurdle before graduation"
- synonyms: hurdle
- The act of jumping over an obstacle.
- A footrace in which contestants must negotiate a series of hurdles.
- synonyms: hurdling, hurdle race
verb
- Jump a hurdle.
- synonyms: hurdle
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