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    up·hill

    adverb

    • 1. in an ascending direction up a hill or slope: "follow the track uphill"

    adjective

    noun

    • 1. an upward slope: "he gave mountain biking clinics on handling steep uphills"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishUPHILL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    UPHILL definition: 1. leading to a higher place on a slope: 2. needing a large amount of effort: 3. leading to a…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › uphillUphill Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of UPHILL is upward on a hill or incline. How to use uphill in a sentence.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › uphillUPHILL Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Uphill definition: up or as if up the slope of a hill or other incline; upward. See examples of UPHILL used in a sentence.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishUPHILL definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    If something or someone is uphill or is moving uphill, they are near the top of a hill or are going up a slope. He had been running uphill a long way. The man was no more than ten yards away and slightly uphill.

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › uphillUphill - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    adverb. upward on a hill or incline. “this street lay uphill ”. adverb. against difficulties. “she was talking uphill ”. adjective. sloping upward. synonyms: acclivitous, rising.

  7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishuphill adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    uphill battle, struggle, task, etc. an argument or a struggle that is difficult to win and takes a lot of effort over a long period of time. He faces an uphill struggle to be fit in time for the championships. The airline faces an uphill climb to compete with top air carriers.

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › uphillUphill - definition of uphill by The Free Dictionary

    1. up or as if up the slope of a hill or other incline; upward: The soldiers marched uphill. adj. 2. going or tending upward on or as if on a hill: an uphill road. 3. at a high place or point: an uphill village.

  9. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryUPHILL | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    UPHILL meaning: 1. leading to a higher place on a slope: 2. needing a large amount of effort: 3. leading to a…. Learn more.

  10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishUPHILL | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

    UPHILL definition: 1. something that is difficult to do and needs a lot of effort: 2. towards the top of a hill: . Learn more.

  11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › uphilluphill | meaning of uphill in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary...

    uphill meaning, definition, what is uphill: towards the top of a hill: Learn more.