Uphill Definition

ŭphĭl
uphills
adjective
Going or sloping up; rising.
Webster's New World
Located on high ground.
Webster's New World
Calling for prolonged effort; laborious.
Webster's New World
Marked by difficulty or strong resistance; laborious.
An uphill election campaign against a popular incumbent.
American Heritage

(by extension) Difficult or laborious.

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adverb
Toward the top of a hill or incline; upward.
Webster's New World
With difficulty; laboriously.
Webster's New World

(by extension) With difficulty.

Wiktionary
noun
uphills
A sloping rise or ascent.
Webster's New World
An uphill route.
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Other Word Forms of Uphill

Noun

Singular:
uphill
Plural:
uphills

Uphill Sentence Examples

  • This is found advantageous on hill-sides where the work is easier if all the furrows are turned downhill; or from another point of view the furrows may be all laid uphill so as to counteract the tendency for the soil to work down the slope.

  • Individuals went to England and spoke wherever they could get a hearing, but it was uphill work.

  • With each turn in the road he expected to see the summit but was only greeted with another long uphill climb until he lost track of the numbers.

  • Dean lost his convoy of younger bikers on the short uphill and he paused momentarily at the crest to wipe his eyes and scan the roadway below him for his prey.

  • It was only uphill for the company from there.

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Words Starting With

UUPUPH

Words Ending With

LLLILL

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6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With U6 Letter Words Ending With L