downhill

Formsfurther downhill, farther downhill, furthest downhill, farthest downhill

Formsfurther downhill, farther downhill, furthest downhill, farthest downhill

Pluraldownhills

Formsdownhills, downhilling, downhilled

1. 1
   adverb

   In a direction that goes down a slope.

   The ball rolled downhill into the street.

   We walked downhill to the lake after lunch.

   Similardownslope

   Oppositeuphill, upslope

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2. 2
   adjective

   Moving or leading down a slope or hill.

   The downhill path was slippery after the rain.

   We loved the downhill ride on our bikes.

   Similardescending, downward, downslope

   Oppositeuphill, ascending, upward

3. 3
   adverb

   In a way that keeps getting worse.

   Like a ball rolling down a hill: it goes faster and faster and is hard to stop.

   His grades went downhill when he stopped studying.

   The old house has gone downhill since the family moved out.

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4. 4
   adjective

   At or near the bottom of a slope or hill.

   The downhill side of the house floods first in heavy rain.

   Our tent was at the downhill end of the campsite.

   Similardownslope, lower

   Oppositeuphill, upslope, upper

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5. 5
   nouncountable

   A fast ride or race down a hill in sports such as skiing.

   Her first downhill of the day ended with a fall near the bottom.

   The boys did two more downhills before the lifts closed.

   Similarrun, descent

   Oppositeascent, climb

6. 6
   noununcountable

   The fastest kind of race in alpine skiing, the sport of skiing down mountains.

   She trains for downhill because she loves going fast.

   We watched the downhill on TV during the Winter Olympics.

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7. 7
   adjective

   Easy, with little effort or trouble needed.

   Like riding a bike down a hill after a long climb up: the hard part is over.

   The hard part is done, so the rest of the work will be downhill.

   Once you learn the rules, the game is downhill from there.

   Similareasy, smooth, effortless, straightforward

   Oppositeuphill, difficult, hard, arduous

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8. 8
   verbintransitive

   To ski down a slope or mountain for sport.

   Dad learned to downhill when he was a kid.

   We downhill every winter at a small ski area near our cabin.

   Similarski

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