1 ~ (to sth / to doing sth) a situation, an event, etc. that makes it difficult for you to do or achieve sth:
A lack of qualifications can be a major obstacle to finding a job. * So far, we have managed to overcome all the obstacles that have been placed in our path. * The MP claims that there is now no obstacle to him standing at the next general election.
2 an object that is in your way and that makes it difficult for you to move forward:
The area was full of streams and bogs and other natural obstacles.
3 (in SHOWJUMPING) a fence, etc. for a horse to jump over
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for obstacle is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is obstacle a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, obstacle is tagged as noun.
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