Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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hurdle | Yes | No | Yes | No |
obstruction | Yes | No | No | No |
hurdle (noun) | obstruction (noun) |
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the act of jumping over an obstacle | getting in someone's way |
a light movable barrier that competitors must leap over in certain races | the act of obstructing |
an obstacle that you are expected to overcome | any structure that makes progress difficult |
something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted | |
the physical condition of blocking or filling a passage with an obstruction |
hurdle (verb) | obstruction (verb) |
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jump a hurdle |