hurdle
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3.4
- noun
- /ˈhɜrdl/
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- She practiced every day to improve her technique for jumping over the hurdle in the upcoming race.
- a high hurdle
Examples
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Samantha: I was running hurdles, and I fell and cracked my kneecap.
Fiction book (2000) -
Ryan gazed ahead at the sea of hurdles between the athletes and the finish line.
Fiction book (1997) -
You gotta stay low all the way through the hurdle, okay?
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Tell her to run straight through the hurdles tomorrow.
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And I ran hurdles in high school.
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I used to love seeing him fly over those hurdles.
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He took 13 steps between each hurdle.
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The wind carried clanking sounds as the managers placed hurdles on the track.
Fiction book (1997) -
On the soft red track, four people ran hurdles in the rising twilight, weaving from lane to lane.
Fiction book (1995) -
Each of the six lanes had ten white hurdles spaced evenly over the 110 meters between the starting and finish lines.
Fiction book (1997)
Synonyms
191
1.0
A movement in which you push yourself off the ground into the air
107
1.0
A jump through the air or a sudden strong feeling
41
1.0
A quick small jump often on one foot
17
4.1
A jump over an obstacle, often using the hands or a pole for support
9
1.3
A quick, strong jump upward or forward
2
1.0
To push yourself off the ground using your legs, often in a sport
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Etymology
Hurdle comes from the old word hyrdel, a small woven fence that runners and farmers had to jump over. That's why in sports a hurdle is the obstacle you clear during a race.