hurdle
To jump over something while runningTo jump over something while running.
» Tom hurdled the fence.
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5 sensesTo jump over something while running.
He hurdled the bench in his rush to get away.
перепрыгиватьpereprygivatʹ
jump a hurdle
To compete in the track and field events of hurdles (e.g. high hurdles).
Hürden laufen
To overcome an obstacle.
eine Hürde nehmen
преодолеватьpreodolevatʹ
To hedge, cover, make, or enclose with hurdles.
einzäunen
To jump over another piece without capturing it.
Examples
21 sentencesTom hurdled the fence.
Algeria is facing many economic hurdles.
The initial cost is a hurdle.
The team faced a serious hurdle.
The tree trunk hurdled down the slope.
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 3
Forms
hurdles, hurdling, hurdled, hurdledWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.