hurdles

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noun

A sport where athletes or animals run along a track obstructed by regularly placed hurdles that must be leapt over.

“Despite a stumble, he managed to come fourth in the hurdles.”

Similar
hurdlinghurdle race
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Meanings

hurdles1

noun
  1. pluralplural of hurdle
noun
  1. A sport where athletes or animals run along a track obstructed by regularly placed hurdles that must be leapt over.

    Despite a stumble, he managed to come fourth in the hurdles.

verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of hurdle

Hurdles2

proper noun
  1. pluralplural of Hurdle

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna footrace in which contestants must negotiate a series of hurdles

Similar
hurdlinghurdle race
Broader
track event
Also see
hurdling

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Finnish aidat, aitajuoksu
  • aidatsport
  • aitajuoksusport
Russian бег с препятствиями
  • бег с препятствиями (beg s prepjatstvijami)sport

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

hurdles. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hurdles

MLA

“hurdles.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hurdles. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hurdles,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hurdles.

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