Hurdle Very Common

Hurdle has 9 different meanings across 3 categories:

Definitions

Noun

a light movable barrier that competitors must leap over in certain races

"The long-distance runner stumbled slightly as he tried to clear the final hurdle before sprinting toward the finish line."

hurdle

an obstacle that you are expected to overcome

"the last hurdle before graduation"

hurdle

the act of jumping over an obstacle

"After years of rehabilitation, he finally cleared his first hurdle during the preliminary round of the race."

vault hurdle

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

"I accidentally wrote 'hurdle' instead of 'hurtle' in my story, so I had to fix the misspelling before submitting it."

Misspelling of hurtle.

Verb

jump a hurdle

"The athlete sprinted down the track and leaped over each wooden hurdle to cross the finish line first."

hurdle

To jump over something while running.

"The coach yelled that he couldn't believe the runner was trying to hurdle over the fence instead of just hurrying across it."

Misspelling of hurtle.

Proper Noun

A surname.

"The local track team celebrated when their star hurdler, John Hurdle, won the championship title."