- downhill adv
- A skier who makes it to the olympics finds that it is all down hill from there.
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downhill adv
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downhill — adv., adj. /down hil /; n. /down hil /, adv. 1. down the slope of a hill; downward. 2. into a worse or inferior condition: The business has been going downhill. adj. 3. going or tending downward on or as on a hill. 4. free of problems or… … Universalium
downhill — [doun′hil′] adv. 1. toward the bottom of a hill 2. to a poorer condition, status, etc. adj. 1. sloping or going downward 2. without difficulty; easy 3. of or having to do with skiing downhill or, specif., the DOWNHILL (n. 2) … English World dictionary
downhill — 1590s (n.); 1650s (adv.), 1727 (adj.), from DOWN (Cf. down) (adv.) + HILL (Cf. hill). Meaning “a downhill skiing race” is from 1960 … Etymology dictionary
downhill — adv., adj., & n. adv. in a descending direction, esp. towards the bottom of an incline. adj. 1 sloping down, descending. 2 declining; deteriorating. n. 1 Skiing a downhill race. 2 a downward slope. 3 a decline. Phrases and idioms: go downhill… … Useful english dictionary
Downhill — Down hill , adv. Towards the bottom of a hill; as, water runs downhill. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
downhill — adv. toward the bottom of a hill, downward; toward a worse or inferior state adj. downward; descending … English contemporary dictionary
downhill — [[t]da͟ʊnhɪ̱l[/t]] 1) ADV: ADV after v, be ADV, ADV from n If something or someone is moving downhill or is downhill, they are moving down a slope or are located towards the bottom of a hill. He headed downhill towards the river... The lake… … English dictionary
downhill — down|hill1 [ˌdaunˈhıl] adv 1.) towards the bottom of a hill or towards lower land ≠ ↑uphill ▪ I was going downhill and my brakes failed. 2.) go downhill if a situation goes downhill, it gets worse = ↑deteriorate ▪ Grandma fell and broke her leg,… … Dictionary of contemporary English
downhill — down•hill adv. [[t]ˈdaʊnˈhɪl[/t]] adj., n. [[t]ˈdaʊnˌhɪl[/t]] adv. 1) down the slope of a hill; downward 2) into a worse condition 3) going downward on or as if on a hill 4) free of obstacles; easy 5) spo of or pertaining to skiing downhill: a… … From formal English to slang
downhill — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} adj. Downhill is used with these nouns: ↑gradient, ↑skiing, ↑slide, ↑slope {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} adv. Downhill is used with these verbs: ↑slide … Collocations dictionary
