Hurdle

/ˈhɜːdl̩/

Synonyms for "hurdle" (125 found)

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Noun(8 words)
difficult to learndiscomfiturehard to dohobgoblinshumphurdimpedimentinto the barrier

Related words (62)

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one small difficultyoverovercomeoverjumpoverleapoverskippole vaultpouncepounce onpounce uponrestraintrubrunning broad jumprunning high jumpsaut de basqueski jumpskipsnagspringstartstart asidestart upsteeplechasestumbling blockstumbling stonesurmountthrowtour jetetraverseupdiveupleapupspringvault
Adjective(1 words)
logistical friction

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athletic hurdlebarrier clearancebureaucratic hurdlecapital budgeting hurdlefinancial hurdlehurdle clearanceinvestment hurdlepolicy hurdleregulatory hurdle

Collocations

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administrative hurdlebureaucratic hurdlefinancial hurdlefunding hurdlehurdle racehurdle ratemajor hurdlepolicy hurdleregulatory hurdlesocial hurdle

Inflections

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Sample sentences

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He'll be drawn on a hurdle to be half hanged, and then he'll be taken down and sliced before his own face, and then his inside will be taken out and burnt while he looks on, and then his head will be chopped off, and he'll be cut into quarters. That's the sentence.

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

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The hurdler didn't clear the final hurdle.

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I wish I could run too, but it's too much of a hurdle.

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