Hurdle
noun
An obstacle or difficulty.
The last hurdle before graduation is the final examination.
Often appears as...
- jump a hurdle
- face a hurdle
noun
A barrier used in racing.
She jumped over all the hurdles and won the race.
Often appears as...
- high hurdle
- hurdle race
verb
To jump over something.
The dog hurdled over the fence to chase the ball.
Often appears as...
- hurdle over
- hurdle across
verb
To overcome a problem or obstacle.
They managed to hurdle the challenges presented by the project.
Often appears as...
- hurdle obstacles
- hurdle challenges
noun
An obstacle or difficulty.
The last hurdle before graduation is the final examination.
Often appears as...
- jump a hurdle
- face a hurdle
noun
A barrier used in racing.
She jumped over all the hurdles and won the race.
Often appears as...
- high hurdle
- hurdle race
verb
To jump over something.
The dog hurdled over the fence to chase the ball.
Often appears as...
- hurdle over
- hurdle across
verb
To overcome a problem or obstacle.
They managed to hurdle the challenges presented by the project.
Often appears as...
- hurdle obstacles
- hurdle challenges
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Pro Tip 1/2Metaphoric Use
Used to describe abstract challenges, not just physical barriers.
The biggest hurdle in learning a new language is often confidence.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Always Negative
'Hurdle' implies the challenge can be overcome with effort or skill.
Securing a loan was a hurdle they could handle with some financial advice.
Pro Tip 1/2Metaphoric Use
Used to describe abstract challenges, not just physical barriers.
The biggest hurdle in learning a new language is often confidence.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Always Negative
'Hurdle' implies the challenge can be overcome with effort or skill.
Securing a loan was a hurdle they could handle with some financial advice.
Pro Tip 1/2Metaphoric Use
Used to describe abstract challenges, not just physical barriers.
The biggest hurdle in learning a new language is often confidence.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Always Negative
'Hurdle' implies the challenge can be overcome with effort or skill.
Securing a loan was a hurdle they could handle with some financial advice.
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Sheryl Sandberg: So we...
is that you are personal in the book, and that you do make it clear that, while you've observed some things that are very important for other women to know, that you've had the same challenges that many others of us have, as you faced the hurdles and the barriers and possibly the people who don't believe the same.
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Want interstellar...
it's the extreme nature of these hurdles that really makes a difference that's what pushes us that's what drives the research that's what makes us think list of all the kinds of things that happen that we have to do whether you talk about having much better energy supplies being able to understand the microbiome
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Paper towns and why...
That's not a recipe for a happy life. These people -- in my, symbol-obsessed, twelve year-old imagination -- these people who are strangling themselves as one of the first things they do each morning, they can't possibly be happy. Why would I want to jump over all of these hurdles and have that be the end?
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Exclusive: Matt Damon...
hard thing to talk about for a lot of people this is a problem that largely has been solved in our country for a hundred years and so very hard to to kind of clear that first hurdle of just raising awareness you know in the developing world a case of diarrhea is
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Adam Grant: What frogs...
Rethinking isn't a hurdle in every part of our lives. We're happy to refresh our wardrobes and renovate our kitchens. But when it comes to our goals, identities and habits, we tend to stick to our guns. And in a rapidly changing world, that's a huge problem.
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How risk-taking changes...
And this research can help parents and the general public understand that teens aren't just willfully ignoring warnings or simply defying parents by engaging in increasingly more dangerous behavior. The biggest hurdle they're facing is their habituation to
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Mary Roach: 10 things...
And I said, "So why don't you just stimulate the clitoris of the pig? Why don't you have the farmers do that? That's not one of your five steps." I have to read you what she said, because I love it. She said, "It was a big hurdle
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Can 100 renewable...
would be needed to power humanity at our present usage levels. So why don't we build that? Because there are other hurdles in the way, like efficiency and energy transportation. To maximize efficiency,
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Why good ideas get...
They’ve passed every test, cleared every hurdle, jumped through every hoop. Now, all that remains is to unleash them on the world.
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Royal "Pengwings"...
one last hurdle and they're back on terra firma this island is actually the only solid
Video examples
Sheryl Sandberg: So we...
is that you are personal in the book, and that you do make it clear that, while you've observed some things that are very important for other women to know, that you've had the same challenges that many others of us have, as you faced the hurdles and the barriers and possibly the people who don't believe the same.
Video examples
Want interstellar...
it's the extreme nature of these hurdles that really makes a difference that's what pushes us that's what drives the research that's what makes us think list of all the kinds of things that happen that we have to do whether you talk about having much better energy supplies being able to understand the microbiome
Video examples
Paper towns and why...
That's not a recipe for a happy life. These people -- in my, symbol-obsessed, twelve year-old imagination -- these people who are strangling themselves as one of the first things they do each morning, they can't possibly be happy. Why would I want to jump over all of these hurdles and have that be the end?
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Exclusive: Matt Damon...
hard thing to talk about for a lot of people this is a problem that largely has been solved in our country for a hundred years and so very hard to to kind of clear that first hurdle of just raising awareness you know in the developing world a case of diarrhea is
Video examples
Adam Grant: What frogs...
Rethinking isn't a hurdle in every part of our lives. We're happy to refresh our wardrobes and renovate our kitchens. But when it comes to our goals, identities and habits, we tend to stick to our guns. And in a rapidly changing world, that's a huge problem.
Video examples
How risk-taking changes...
And this research can help parents and the general public understand that teens aren't just willfully ignoring warnings or simply defying parents by engaging in increasingly more dangerous behavior. The biggest hurdle they're facing is their habituation to
Video examples
Mary Roach: 10 things...
And I said, "So why don't you just stimulate the clitoris of the pig? Why don't you have the farmers do that? That's not one of your five steps." I have to read you what she said, because I love it. She said, "It was a big hurdle
Video examples
Can 100 renewable...
would be needed to power humanity at our present usage levels. So why don't we build that? Because there are other hurdles in the way, like efficiency and energy transportation. To maximize efficiency,
Video examples
Why good ideas get...
They’ve passed every test, cleared every hurdle, jumped through every hoop. Now, all that remains is to unleash them on the world.
Video examples
Royal "Pengwings"...
one last hurdle and they're back on terra firma this island is actually the only solid
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Howard Schultz
American Businessman
What I would say to young entrepreneurs is there's so many moments in your life where you have these dreams, and people are trying to protect you, and they say, perhaps, friends, family, parents sometimes, they don't agree with it, they think, 'This is just too high of a hurdle.' And I don't agree with that.
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Nina Turner
American Politician
A government reflects the views of those who select it, and if people are unable to cast their ballot because the voting hours aren't convenient for them or because other hurdles have been raised too high we get a less representative government as a result.
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Glenn Murray
English Athlete
That's something that drives me on - wanting to prove people wrong. Because the amount of people who have told me, 'no, you're not good enough.' A lot of people fall at that hurdle. But I just kept getting up and looking for that one person who said yes.
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Neil deGrasse Tyson
American Scientist
What you need, above all else, is a love for your subject, whatever it is. You've got to be so deeply in love with your subject that when curve balls are thrown, when hurdles are put in place, you've got the energy to overcome them.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
American Politician
The biggest hurdle that our communities have is cynicism - saying it's a done deal, who cares; there's no point to voting. If we can get somebody to care, it's a huge victory for the movement and the causes we're trying to advance.
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Kate Middleton
English Royalty
Every child deserves to grow up knowing their potential and feeling confident that they won't fall at the first hurdle - that they cope with life's setbacks.
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Gillian Anderson
American Actress
I truly believe that we can overcome any hurdle that lies before us and create the life we want to live. I have seen it happen time and time again.
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Jeff Kober
American Actor
Racing thoughts was the biggest hurdle to consistent meditation for me. I could sit down, but then I was left with this interior world of thoughts.
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Gary Cahill
English Athlete
In football you go from hurdle to hurdle, there's always something to motivate you, always something you want to get.
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Pauline Hanson
Australian Politician
Governments must give to all those who have hit life's hurdles the chance to rebuild and have a future.
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Howard Schultz
American Businessman
What I would say to young entrepreneurs is there's so many moments in your life where you have these dreams, and people are trying to protect you, and they say, perhaps, friends, family, parents sometimes, they don't agree with it, they think, 'This is just too high of a hurdle.' And I don't agree with that.
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Nina Turner
American Politician
A government reflects the views of those who select it, and if people are unable to cast their ballot because the voting hours aren't convenient for them or because other hurdles have been raised too high we get a less representative government as a result.
Quote examples
Glenn Murray
English Athlete
That's something that drives me on - wanting to prove people wrong. Because the amount of people who have told me, 'no, you're not good enough.' A lot of people fall at that hurdle. But I just kept getting up and looking for that one person who said yes.
Quote examples
Neil deGrasse Tyson
American Scientist
What you need, above all else, is a love for your subject, whatever it is. You've got to be so deeply in love with your subject that when curve balls are thrown, when hurdles are put in place, you've got the energy to overcome them.
Quote examples
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
American Politician
The biggest hurdle that our communities have is cynicism - saying it's a done deal, who cares; there's no point to voting. If we can get somebody to care, it's a huge victory for the movement and the causes we're trying to advance.
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Kate Middleton
English Royalty
Every child deserves to grow up knowing their potential and feeling confident that they won't fall at the first hurdle - that they cope with life's setbacks.
Quote examples
Gillian Anderson
American Actress
I truly believe that we can overcome any hurdle that lies before us and create the life we want to live. I have seen it happen time and time again.
Quote examples
Jeff Kober
American Actor
Racing thoughts was the biggest hurdle to consistent meditation for me. I could sit down, but then I was left with this interior world of thoughts.
Quote examples
Gary Cahill
English Athlete
In football you go from hurdle to hurdle, there's always something to motivate you, always something you want to get.
Quote examples
Pauline Hanson
Australian Politician
Governments must give to all those who have hit life's hurdles the chance to rebuild and have a future.
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