Meaning

5 senses
  1. An artificial barrier, variously constructed, over which athletes or horses jump in a race.

    He ran in the 100 metres hurdles.

    Hürde

    препя́тствиеprepjátstvije, барье́рbarʹjér

    перешко́даpereškóda, бар'є́рbarʺjér, перепо́наperepóna

  2. (figuratively)An obstacle, real or perceived, physical or abstract.

    Hindernis, Hürde, Barriere

    препя́тствиеprepjátstvije, затрудне́ниеzatrudnénije, прегра́даpregráda

    перешко́даpereškóda, прити́чинаprytýčyna, перегоро́даperehoróda

  3. 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.

    Hürde, Flechtzaun

    плете́ньpleténʹ

    плітplit

  4. (UK, historical)A sled or crate on which criminals were drawn to the place of execution.

  5. A piece that is jumped over by a hopper piece.

More definitions
  • a light movable barrier that competitors must leap over in certain races
  • an obstacle that you are expected to overcome
  • the act of jumping over an obstacle

Examples

21 sentences
  1. Tom hurdled the fence.

  2. Algeria is facing many economic hurdles.

  3. The initial cost is a hurdle.

  4. The team faced a serious hurdle.

  5. The tree trunk hurdled down the slope.

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 3
artificial barrier over which people or horses jump in a race:
obstacle:
movable frame of wattled twigs:
Русский
By meaning 3
artificial barrier over which people or horses jump in a race:
obstacle:
movable frame of wattled twigs:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
artificial barrier over which people or horses jump in a race:
obstacle:
movable frame of wattled twigs:

Forms

plural: hurdles
Singularhurdle
Pluralhurdles

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • the act of jumping over an obstacle:vault

Word family

6 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

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