to hurdle

Examples

• All

• He hurdles the Grand Canyon.

  Up (2009)

• Third baseman Sandoval fields the ball as pitcher Matt Cain hurdles over him.

  Blog text (4)

• We are hurdling toward the day when climate change could be irreversible.

  The Lost Century: And How to Reclaim It (2023)

• When Cotchery caught that ball, though, and hurdled a defender, I knew we were going to win.

  Blog text (12)

• He hurdles Pikes Peak.

  Up (2009)

• During the race, she expertly hurdled over every obstacle in her path.

• The athlete needed to hurdle quickly to maintain his lead in the competition.

• To win the event, he had to hurdle all the barriers set up on the track.

Synonyms

J

to jump

vsto hurdle

∞ 1.0

To push yourself off the ground with your legs into the air

is focused on racing motions that clear fixed barriers rather than general airborne movement

V

to vault

vsto hurdle

28 4.4

To jump over an obstacle, often using the hands or a pole for support

is usually a racing action done without using hands to clear barriers

H

to hop across

vsto hurdle

1 2.2

To jump lightly from one side to the other using small jumps

is a stronger race style action aimed at clearing fixed barriers

O

to overleap

vsto hurdle

• Archaic

1 8.0

To jump across an obstacle like a fence or wall

is mainly used for racing to clear fixed barriers

Antonyms

S

to stay put

• Informal

133 2.0

Remain in the same place without moving

Idioms

F

to fall at the last hurdle

• Informal

6.7

Fail at the final stage after earlier success

Compounds

B

biggest hurdle

9 3.7

The most difficult problem you must overcome

F

first hurdle

4 4.1

The first problem you must solve to start a task

L

last hurdle

• Informal

2 4.0

The final difficulty you must get past before you finish something

H

hurdle race

3.2

A running race where runners jump over low barriers

How Difficult

to vault

28 4.4

leap

107 1.0

to hurdle

8 3.1

to jump

∞ 1.0

to hop

133 1.0

to step over

28 1.6

Surface Forms

Etymology