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    uphill

    adverb

    • 1. towards the top of 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. 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. 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.

  4. 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. 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.

  6. Learn the meaning of uphill as an adverb, noun, and adjective, with synonyms, examples, and word history. Find out how to use uphill in a sentence and how it differs from downhill.

  7. Uphill means leading to a higher place on a slope or needing a large amount of effort. Learn how to use it in sentences and find synonyms, antonyms and translations in different languages.

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