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1. (adv.) uphill
up or as if up the slope of a hill or other incline; upward:
The soldiers marched uphill.
2. (adj.) uphill
going or tending upward on or as if on a hill:
an uphill road.
3. uphill
at a high place or point:
an uphill village.
4. uphill
laboriously fatiguing or difficult:
an uphill struggle.
5. (n.) uphill
a rising terrain; ascent.
Etymology: (1540–50)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) uphill
the upward slope of a hill
2. (adverb) acclivitous, rising, uphill
sloping upward
3. (adverb) uphill
against difficulties
"she was talking uphill"
4. (adverb) uphill
upward on a hill or incline
"this street lay uphill"
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1. (adjective) uphill
at an upward angle
the uphill climb
2. uphill
an uphill battle/struggle
a difficult problem that will not be solved without a lot of effort
Airlines face an uphill battle to keep prices down.
3. (adverb) uphill
≠ downhill
It was hard riding uphill.
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) uphill
ascending; going up; as, an uphill road
2. (adj) uphill
attended with labor; difficult; as, uphill work
3. (adverb) uphill
upwards on, or as on, a hillside; as, to walk uphill
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