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uphill

adverb

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L203294 on Wikidata ↗

noun

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L329955 on Wikidata ↗

adjective

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈʌphɪl/ / /ʌpˈhɪl/

adj

Etymology: From up + hill.

  1. Located up a slope or on a hill.
  2. 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.”

    “The engine seemed a little sensitive to wet rails, and in consequence the uphill work was not so good north of Dundee as it had been earlier. But I have noted this same "touchiness" on the part of the "A4s", and other modern British 4-6-2s, so that in this respect No. 2006 proved no exception.”

  3. 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.”

adv

Etymology: From up + hill.

  1. Up a slope, towards higher ground.
  2. With difficulty.

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.

noun

Etymology: From up + hill.

  1. An uphill route.

verb

Etymology: From up + hill.

  1. To travel uphill.