1. A footrace in which contestants must negotiate a series of hurdles
   "She won the 100-meter hurdles with a record-breaking time";
   - hurdling, hurdle race

1. An obstacle that you are expected to overcome
   "the last hurdle before graduation"
    
2. A light movable barrier that competitors must leap over in certain races
   "The athlete cleared the last hurdle with ease"
    
3. The act of jumping over an obstacle
   "His hurdle over the fallen tree was impressive";
   - vault

1. (sport) jump a hurdle
   "She hurdled over the obstacles with ease"

Type of: barrier, jump, jumping, obstacle, obstruction, overleap [archaic], track event, vault

Encyclopedia: Hurdles