uphill

IPA: ˈʌphˈɪɫ

noun

  • An uphill route.
  • A suburban village in Weston-super-Mare parish, North Somerset, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST3158).
  • A community in Dalton Township, Ontario, Canada.
  • A surname.

adjective

  • Located up a slope or on a hill.
  • Going up a slope or a hill.
  • (by extension) Difficult or laborious.

adverb

  • Up a slope, towards higher ground.
  • (by extension) With difficulty.
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Examples of "uphill" in Sentences

  • My other dream neighborhood is Xochilmilco, but it's a bit uphill from the zocalo, so not quite as convenient.
  • Sir! if my niece is ever to marry you, she will have what you call uphill work of it in taking her place at starting.
  • Barack Obama already is looking beyond what he calls his uphill battle in Pennsylvania to the primaries in two weeks on May 6.
  • Barack Obama already, as we say, is looking beyond what he calls his uphill battle in Pennsylvania to the primaries in two weeks on May 6.
  • And for those of you all who don't ski, the term uphill skier means Scott, as you kind of heard explained there, Scott was the guy behind the other man as they both came down that ski trail.
  • I got hungry and walked in uphill to the road and as my head got up enough to see the downside of the ridge another hunter on the opposite side in his tree stand had his rifle pointing right at my chest.
  • It's intense work, and rewarding on so many levels - it's a joy to work with people aligned in their desires for success, and the joy - I don't care how many times you witness it, of seeing your launch vehicle go uphill is indescribible.

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