hurdle
verb/ˈhɜːdl/
/ˈhɜːrdl/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they hurdle | /ˈhɜːdl/ /ˈhɜːrdl/ |
| he / she / it hurdles | /ˈhɜːdlz/ /ˈhɜːrdlz/ |
| past simple hurdled | /ˈhɜːdld/ /ˈhɜːrdld/ |
| past participle hurdled | /ˈhɜːdld/ /ˈhɜːrdld/ |
| -ing form hurdling | /ˈhɜːdlɪŋ/ /ˈhɜːrdlɪŋ/ |
- [transitive, intransitive] to jump over something while you are running
- hurdle something He hurdled two barriers to avoid reporters.
- He hurdled two steel barriers in an attempt to escape from the police.
- hurdle over something to hurdle over a fence
- She had to hurdle over three fences to reach the finishing line.
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- [intransitive] to run in a hurdles race
Word OriginOld English hyrdel ‘temporary fence’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch horde and German Hürde.
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