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Hurdle
01
a light, movable barrier that competitors must jump over in certain races
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Composition
Simple
Countable
Plural form
hurdles
Examples
The runner cleared the first hurdle effortlessly.
02
the action of leaping over an obstacle
Examples
His best hurdle came at the final barrier.
03
a difficulty or problem that must be overcome in order to achieve something
Examples
The biggest hurdle for the startup was securing enough funding to launch their product.
to hurdle
01
to jump over obstacles while running
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Movement verb
Regular
Present tense
hurdle
3rd person singular
hurdles
Present participle
hurdling
Past simple
hurdled
Past participle
hurdled
Examples
The track and field athlete regularly hurdles over the barriers during practice.
