noun
    
    plural hurdles
    
    [count] :one of a series of barriers to be jumped over in a race
    
    b the hurdles :a race in which runners must jump over hurdles
    
    
    
    usually used with a singular verb
    
    
    
    [count] :something that makes an achievement difficult
    
    
    
    
    
    verb
    
    hurdles; hurdled; hurdling
    
    [+ obj] to jump over (something) while running
    
    
    
    to deal with (a problem or difficulty) successfully