English Explanatory Dictionary

uphill

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adv
  1. Up a slope, towards higher ground.
  2. With difficulty.
adj
  1. Located up a slope or on a hill.
  2. Going up a slope or a hill.
  3. Difficult or laborious.
noun
  1. An uphill route.
verb
  1. To travel uphill.
name
  1. A suburban village in Weston-super-Mare parish, North Somerset district, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST3158).
  2. A community in Dalton Township, Ontario, Canada.
  3. A surname.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-uphill.wav /ʌpˈhɪl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-uphill (adverb).wav /ˈʌphɪl/

Word forms

uphill further uphill farther uphill furthest uphill farthest uphill uphills uphilling uphilled

Etymology

From up + hill.

Antonyms

downhill

Derived words

push shit uphill push string uphill push water uphill uphill battle uphill climb uphill gardener
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