Hurdle and Start

Hurdle

Hurdle noun - Something that makes movement or progress difficult.

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Start and hurdle are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Start" instead the word "Hurdle" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: hurdled, hurdling, hurdler

Start noun - The point at which something begins.

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Hurdle and start are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hurdle" instead the word "Start" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: started, startled, starting, starter, startup

high	high hurdle	high start
initial	initial hurdle	initial start
difficult	difficult hurdle	difficult start
big	big hurdle	big start
Other adjectives: great, huge, main, new, early, final, significant, next, last.

She sees Fanboy as the greatest hurdle between her and Chum Chum and most of her plans start with distracting him.

Source: Abduction Is Love
Team Spirit: It is very low at the start of the anime, and this funk is probably the biggest hurdle that ETU needs to overcome.

Source: Manga / Giant Killing
Start My Own: Negativa was originally the Spiritual Successor of Gorguts before Hurdle decided to change musical directions when he left, leading to the resurrection of Gorguts by Lemay.

Source: Music / Gorguts

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