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downhill en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈdaʊnˌhɪl/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From down- + hill.

Meanings

1. Located towards or at the bottom of a slope or hill.
   • Moraines are found at the downhill end of a glacier.
2. Going down a slope or a hill.
   • It was nearly all downhill into Shrewsbury, with two intermediate stops, and a grand sequence of long curves around which Soult nuzzled her way with a quick side-to-side action. 1951 October, R. S. McNaught, “Lines of Approach”, in Railway Magazine, page 706:
   • This year's race is on a downhill course.
3. (broadly) Easy.
   • That's the hard part of the job done. From now on it's downhill all the way.
4. Characterized by a style of running with a low center of gravity.
   • He's a downhill runner.

Forms

Antonyms

uphill

Coordinates

upright

Deriveds

downhill creep · downhill-ski · downhill skiing · downhill skier · downhill ice cross · have the world by the tail on a downhill pull

Translations (18)

fi alamäkeen (going down a slope) · fi alamäessä (located down a slope) · ru спуска́ющийся (going down a slope) · fi alas (going down a slope) · bg долен (located down a slope) · fi alhaalla (located down a slope) · ka დაღმართი (located down a slope) · no i en skråning (located down a slope) · la dēclīvis (going down a slope) · ta சரிவில் (located down a slope) · la prōclīvis (located down a slope) · tl dalhak (going down a slope) · la dēvexus (going down a slope) · bg нанадолен (going down a slope) · unm pënaònke (located down a slope) · la dēclīvis (located down a slope) · grc κατάντης (located down a slope) · no kjøre utfor (going down a slope)

downhill en · ADV

Pronunciation

• /ˌdaʊnˈhɪl/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From down- + hill.

Meanings

1. Down a slope.
   • Because we got to the summit of the mountain, we could only go downhill from there.
   • I worked my way downhill, slip sliding in the mud along a steep embankment that followed a stream until it emptied into a creek. 2006, Michael Pollan, The Omnivore's Dilemma, The Penguin Press, →ISBN, page 388:
2. (broadly) So as to deteriorate or get worse.
   • After Don made those tasteless remarks, our relationship with him went downhill.

Forms

Antonyms

uphill

Deriveds

shit rolls downhill · downcountry · go downhill · downhiller

Synonyms

downslope

Translations (27)

la prōclīvī (down a slope) · fi alamäkeä (down a slope) · es cuesta abajo (down a slope) · fi alas (down a slope) · pt ladeira abaixo (down a slope) · pdt boajauf (down a slope) · eo deklive (down a slope) · fi alhaalla (down a slope) · pl w dół (down a slope) · ru вниз (down a slope) · ru по́д гору (down a slope) · cmn 下坡 (down a slope) · de bergab (down a slope) · ka დაღმართი (down a slope) · mi ki raro (down a slope) · yi אַראָפּ־באַרג (down a slope) · bg надо́лу (down a slope) · ja 下り坂 (down a slope) · fi alamäkeen (down a slope) · tl dalhak (down a slope) · fr en aval (down a slope) · fi alamäessä (down a slope) · ro la vale (down a slope) · sh ни̏збрдо (down a slope) · nl bergaf (down a slope) · it in discesa (down a slope) · sh nȉzbrdo (down a slope)

downhill en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈdaʊnˌhɪl/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From down- + hill.

Meanings

1. (uncountable) The fastest of the disciplines of alpine skiing.
2. (countable) A rapid descent of a hill in related sports, especially in alpine skiing.

Forms

Deriveds

icecross downhill

Translations (13)

fr descente (discipline of alpine skiing) · de Abfahrt (discipline of alpine skiing) · bg спускане (discipline of alpine skiing) · et kiirlaskumine (discipline of alpine skiing) · no utfor (discipline of alpine skiing) · fi syöksylasku (discipline of alpine skiing) · sv störtlopp (discipline of alpine skiing) · es prueba de descenso (discipline of alpine skiing) · ro coborâre (discipline of alpine skiing) · ka სწრაფდაშვება (discipline of alpine skiing) · it discesa libera (discipline of alpine skiing) · nl afdaling (discipline of alpine skiing) · es descenso (discipline of alpine skiing)

downhill en · VERB

Etymology

From down- + hill.

Meanings

1. To take part in downhill skiing.

Forms