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hurdle English

Meaning hurdle meaning

What does hurdle mean?

hurdle

— verb jump a hurdle — noun a light movable barrier that competitors must leap over in certain races — noun an obstacle that you are expected to overcome the last hurdle before graduation — noun (= vault) the act of jumping over an obstacle

Synonyms hurdle synonyms

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hurdle English » English

obstacle barrier impediment block hindrance fence vault bar obstruction jump over difficulty wickerwork wattle and daub leap wattle trig trial trammel surmount stymy stymie steeplechase spring slat skip rush roadblock riddle restriction rail rack pilerow panel paling overcome ordeal obtrusion next learn jump hurdle-race hop hitch hinderance hedge hazard hardship hang-up handicap fencing

Topics hurdle topics

What do people use hurdle to talk about?
Physical actions Move Manner of movement Walk

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Conjugation hurdle conjugation

How do you conjugate hurdle?

hurdle · verb

Examples hurdle examples

How do I use hurdle in a sentence?

Simple sentences

The biggest hurdle for pupils writing the exam was question fourteen.

Movie subtitles

That's another hurdle cleared.
OK, next hurdle.
Those Roundhead traitors have one final hurdle that they will never straddle.
Think of a customer as a hurdler thinks of a hurdle. A means to an end.
Over the first hurdle.
Let's get past this hurdle first.
The first hurdle for the true warrior.
Our biggest hurdle is sensor availability.
We can't be daunted at the first hurdle.
Of course I would be lying if I said I didn't have any hesitations but I looked at it as a hurdle I had to jump over as an actress.
I'm telling you, if you get past this little hurdle, the world's going to open up for you like you won't believe.
We're at Niagara and Hurdle Ave.
There's one more hurdle to clear.
Another hurdle overcome.
The greatest hurdle we've got in this situation, you know. is to sell these doctors on the idea in the first place.
You also have to get over a hurdle first, name of Bill Morgan.
Lord, the last hurdle has been crossed.
Another hurdle overcome!
You're a partner. I'd have that inequality thing to hurdle.
That'll be a hurdle.
But I've made it over this first hurdle.
Think of the customer as a hurdler thinks of a hurdle: a means to an end.
I'd have that inequality thing to hurdle.
I thought it was a hurdle we could jump over together.
Okay, so it's more like the 3,000 meter hurdle.
Second hurdle!
Look, there's no denying we have an additional hurdle to overcome.
I didn't realize that was a bar the statement had to hurdle.
This is the biggest hurdle of their lives and I want them. galvanized.
That's a really low hurdle.
Are you giving up at the first hurdle?

News and current affairs

The first hurdle has been overcome with the agreement on access to the enclave.
The next hurdle is to support Kalingrad's fight against disease and crime as well as strengthening its economic and social structures.
Moreover, the critical hurdle will not be the negotiations, but rather implementation of whatever agreement may emerge - and its political cost will be very high.
Although safety concerns are paramount right now, the construction of new nuclear plants faces another hurdle: they are very expensive.
The second hurdle stems from the fact that Cambodia's tribunal will be the first internationalized court in which domestic judges form a majority.
The third hurdle is the danger that the Extraordinary Chambers will be regarded as the end rather than the beginning of a long-term search for accountability and legal reform.
That sounds simple, but it is a much higher hurdle than politicians in Europe and the US have set for themselves in recent years.
The biggest remaining hurdle concerns the political will among today's EU members to set the actual dates for enlargement.
But, for both countries, economic growth is not hurdle-free.
Affordability does not appear to be a big hurdle.
First, devaluation would distribute the costs of rebalancing more evenly, making it easier to clear the burden-sharing hurdle to deeper reforms.
To ratify a treaty requires the support of 67 of the Senate's 100 members, a nearly impossible hurdle.
Along this path, many potential drugs are withdrawn, and even successfully tested drugs face the additional hurdle of regulatory approval.
In fact, there is also a colossal technological hurdle.
This is a very high hurdle.
It thus removes a final hurdle to Libya establishing normal diplomatic and economic relations with the West and opens the way for US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's visit to Tripoli this week.

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