uphill
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2.4
- noun
- /ˈʌpˌhɪl/
:
cuesta
- facing uphill
Oh, man, this is a big, big uphill.
- Oh, man, this is a big, big uphill.
- And the favourites and leaders, they would push really hard on the uphills.
- But because it's winter, it's cold and you're driving a lot of uphill, the battery's just draining before our very eyes, so we're almost there.
Examples
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The only parking at the end is along the side of the road, facing uphill.
Academic text (2004) -
Mile 6 was probably the hardest part, with a nice long uphill to the bridge.
Blog text (8) -
When a wheelchair is facing uphill, the wheelchair may slide before the front wheels lift off.
Academic text (1994) -
Then the trail steepened into a rocky uphill.
Fiction book (1997) -
Vigorous physical activity includes jogging or running, swimming laps, hiking uphill, or heavy gardening (continuously digging or hoeing).
Academic text (2012) -
The cyclists struggled to ascend the uphill section of the race course.
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The runner trained by jogging on an uphill trail each morning.
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The hikers took a break at the top of the steep uphill path before continuing their journey.
Synonyms
125
2.4
A small upward slope in land or a surface
101
1.4
A part of land that goes up or down like the side of a hill
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1.4
A part of a road or path that goes up
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4.2
A slope on a road or path that goes up
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5.6
An upward slope on a road or railway
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4.6
An upward slope in a road or path
An upward slope on a road or hill
A slope that goes up
Antonyms
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Compounds
How Steep
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Uphill is made from up and hill, so it means 'the upward part of a hill'. That is why it can name the slope itself.