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   Up·hill

   adverb

   • 1. in an ascending direction up a hill or slope: "follow the track uphill"

   adjective

   • 1. sloping upward; ascending: "the journey is slightly uphill" Similar upwardrisingascendingclimbingmountingrare:acclivitousupslopingOpposite downhill
   • ▪ requiring great effort; difficult: "an uphill struggle to gain worldwide recognition" Similar arduousdifficulthardtoughtaxingdemandingexactingstiffformidableheavyexhaustingtiringwearyingwearisomefatiguinglaboriousgruelingback-breakingmurderouspunishingburdensomeonerousHerculeaninformal:no picnickillingknackeringarchaic:toilsomeOpposite easy

   noun

   • 1. an upward slope: "he gave mountain biking clinics on handling steep uphills"

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