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• obstacle — ob|sta|cle [ˈɔbstəkəl US ˈa:b ] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: Latin obstaculum, from obstare to stand in the way, stand in front of ] 1.) something that makes it difficult to achieve something obstacle to ▪ Fear of change is an… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• Obstacle — to traffic caused by a collapse in highway 140, in Ferguson, state of California (USA), on 21 April 2008 02:36:01 PM PDT An obstacle (also called a barrier or a stumbling block) is an object, thing, action or situation that causes an obstruction …   Wikipedia

• obstacle course — obstacle courses 1) N COUNT In a race, an obstacle course is a series of obstacles that people have to go over or round in order to complete the race. 2) N COUNT: usu sing If you refer to a situation as an obstacle course, you mean that it is… …   English dictionary

• overcome — (v.) O.E. ofer cuman to reach, overtake, also to conquer, prevail over, from ofer (see OVER (Cf. over)) + cuman to come (see COME (Cf. come) (v.)). A common Germanic compound (Cf. M.Du. overkomen, O.H.G. ubarqueman, Ger. überkommen). In re …   Etymology dictionary

• Obstacle course — An obstacle course is a series of challenging physical obstacles an individual or team must navigate usually while being timed. Obstacle courses can include running, climbing, jumping, crawling, swimming, and balancing elements with the aim of… …   Wikipedia

• obstacle — n. 1) to pose an obstacle 2) to come across, encounter an obstacle 3) to clear, overcome, surmount an obstacle 4) (of a horse) to take an obstacle 5) to remove an obstacle 6) a formidable; insurmountable obstacle 7) an artificial; natural… …   Combinatory dictionary

• obstacle — 01. The sheer face of the mountain was a difficult [obstacle] for the climbers on the last stage of their ascent. 02. The main [obstacle] to his finding a job is his appearance; the guy is a slob, and no one wants to hire him because of it. 03.… …   Grammatical examples in English

• obstacle — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, major ▪ chief, greatest, main ▪ enormous, formidable, huge, serious …   Collocations dictionary

• overcome — verb 1 defeat/conquer sb/sth ADVERB ▪ completely ▪ successfully ▪ not entirely ▪ These problems were never entirely overcome. ▪ largely …   Collocations dictionary

• overcome */*/ — UK [ˌəʊvə(r)ˈkʌm] / US [ˌoʊvərˈkʌm] verb [transitive] Word forms overcome : present tense I/you/we/they overcome he/she/it overcomes present participle overcoming past tense overcame UK [ˌəʊvə(r)ˈkeɪm] / US [ˌoʊvərˈkeɪm] past participle overcome… …   English dictionary

• overcome*/ — [ˌəʊvəˈkʌm] (past tense overcame [ˌəʊvəˈkeɪm] ; past participle overcome) verb [T] 1) to succeed in dealing with a problem Jimmy overcame his difficulties to graduate with a first class degree.[/ex] 2) to make someone very emotional, ill, or… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English