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Downhill

//ˈdaʊnˌhɪl// adj, adv, name, noun, verb

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Located towards or at the bottom of a slope or hill.

    "Moraines are found at the downhill end of a glacier."

  2. 2
    Going down a slope or a hill.

    "This year's race is on a downhill course."

  3. 3
    Easy. broadly

    "That's the hard part of the job done. From now on it's downhill all the way."

Adjective
  1. 1
    sloping down rather steeply wordnet
Adverb
  1. 1
    Down a slope.

    "Because we got to the summit of the mountain, we could only go downhill from there."

  2. 2
    So as to deteriorate or get worse. broadly

    "After Don made those tasteless remarks, our relationship with him went downhill."

Adverb
  1. 1
    toward the bottom of a hill wordnet
  2. 2
    toward a lower or inferior state wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A coastal village and beach (Downhill Strand) in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland.
  2. 2
    A hamlet in St Eval parish, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW8669).
  3. 3
    A northern suburb of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England (OS grid ref NZ3559).
Noun
  1. 1
    The fastest of the disciplines of alpine skiing. uncountable
  2. 2
    a ski race down a trail wordnet
  3. 3
    A rapid descent of a hill in related sports, especially in alpine skiing. countable
  4. 4
    the downward slope of a hill wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To take part in downhill skiing.

Etymology

Etymology 1

From down- + hill.

Etymology 2

From down- + hill.

Etymology 3

From down- + hill.

Etymology 4

From down- + hill.

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