Uphill
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uphill¹
- /ʌpˈhɪl/
- /ˈʌphɪl/
Rhymes with -ɪl
Where it comes from
From up + hill.
adverb further uphill · farther uphill · furthest uphill · farthest uphill
- Up a slope, towards higher ground.
- With difficulty.
adjective further uphill · farther uphill · furthest uphill · farthest uphill
- Located up a slope or on a hill.
- Going up a slope or a hill. “There’s a lot of uphill about a bicycle tour,” said he, “and the wind is against you.” “So there is downhill, and the wind behind you,” said Harris.
- Difficult or laborious. For a large part of this game, England once again looked like a team suffering from the rigours of a long season and faced an uphill task when Hofmann put Germany in front.
noun uphills
- An uphill route.
verb uphills · uphilling · uphilled
- To travel uphill.
Uphill²
- /ˈʌphɪl/
proper noun
- A suburban village in Weston-super-Mare parish, North Somerset district, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST3158).
- A community in Dalton Township, Ontario, Canada.
- A surname.
