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up·hill

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–adverb

1.	up or as if up the slope of a hill or other incline; upward: The soldiers marched uphill. Water does not run uphill without assistance.

–adjective

2.	going or tending upward on or as if on a hill: an uphill road.

3.	at a high place or point: an uphill village.

4.	laboriously fatiguing or difficult: an uphill struggle to become wealthy.

–noun

5.	a rising terrain; ascent.

[Origin: 1540–50; up- + hill

]

—Synonyms 4. arduous, hard, strenuous, taxing, grueling.

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up·hill Audio Help (ŭp'hĭl') Pronunciation Key
adj.

Located on high or higher ground: an uphill mine entrance.
Going up a hill or slope: an uphill climb.
Marked by difficulty or strong resistance; laborious: an uphill election campaign against a popular incumbent.

adv. (ŭp'hĭl')

To or toward higher ground; up a slope.
Against adversity; with difficulty: struggling uphill to make ends meet.

n. An upward slope or incline.

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uphill (adj.)

1613, from up + hill.

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uphill
adjective
1.	sloping upward [syn: acclivitous]
adverb
1.	against difficulties; "she was talking uphill"
2.	upward on a hill or incline; "this street lay uphill"
noun
1.	the upward slope of a hill

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ˌupˈhill adverb

up a slope
Example: We travelled uphill for several hours.

Arabic:	على المُنْحَدَر
Chinese (Simplified):	上坡
Chinese (Traditional):	上坡
Czech:	do kopce
Danish:	op ad bakke
Dutch:	bergopwaarts
Estonian:	ülesmäge
Finnish:	ylämäkeen
French:	en montant
German:	bergauf
Greek:	ανηφορικά
Hungarian:	dombra fel
Icelandic:	upp í móti

Italian:	in salita*
Japanese:	上り坂で
Latvian:	kalnup; pret kalnu
Lithuanian:	į viršų, į kalną, aukštyn
Norwegian:	oppoverbakke
Polish:	pod górę
Portuguese (Portugal):	para cima
Russian:	в гору
Slovak:	hore vrchom, nahor
Slovenian:	navkreber
Spanish:	cuesta arriba
Swedish:	uppåt, uppför
Turkish:	yokuş yukarı

ˌupˈhill1 adjective

sloping upwards; ascending
Example: an uphill road

Arabic:	صاعِد
Chinese (Simplified):	上坡的
Chinese (Traditional):	上坡的
Czech:	stoupající
Danish:	stigende
Dutch:	opwaarts hellend
Estonian:	ülesmäge
Finnish:	nouseva
French:	montant
German:	bergauf führend
Greek:	ανηφορικός
Hungarian:	hegynek fel haladó; emelkedő
Icelandic:	brattur, upp í móti

Italian:	in salita*
Japanese:	上り坂の
Latvian:	kalnupejošs
Lithuanian:	į kalną, aukštyn (kylantis)
Norwegian:	skrånende, som går oppover, bratt
Polish:	wznoszący się
Portuguese (Portugal):	ascendente
Russian:	идущий в гору
Slovak:	stúpajúci
Slovenian:	vzpenjajoč se
Spanish:	ascendente
Swedish:	som bär uppför
Turkish:	yokuş yukarı

ˌupˈhill2 adjective

difficult
Example: This will be an uphill struggle.

Arabic:	صَعْب
Chinese (Simplified):	艰难的，费力的
Chinese (Traditional):	艱難的，費力的
Czech:	obtížný
Danish:	vanskelig
Dutch:	moeilijk
Estonian:	raske
Finnish:	vaikea
French:	difficile
German:	mühselig
Greek:	δύσκολος, κοπιώδης
Hungarian:	nehéz
Icelandic:	erfiður

Italian:	difficile
Japanese:	困難な
Latvian:	grūts; smags
Lithuanian:	sunkus, varginantis
Norwegian:	i motvind, vanskelig
Polish:	żmudny
Portuguese (Portugal):	difícil
Russian:	трудный
Slovak:	ťažký
Slovenian:	težaven
Spanish:	difícil, duro
Swedish:	besvärlig, mödosam
Turkish:	güç, zahmetli