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up⋅hill

  [adv., adj. uhp-hil; n. uhp-hil]
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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   (ŭp'hĭl')   
adj.  
  1. Located on high or higher ground: an uphill mine entrance.
  2. Going up a hill or slope: an uphill climb.
  3. Marked by difficulty or strong resistance; laborious: an uphill election campaign against a popular incumbent.
adv.   (ŭp'hĭl')
  1. To or toward higher ground; up a slope.
  2. Against adversity; with difficulty: struggling uphill to make ends meet.
n.  An upward slope or incline.
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Uphill

Up*hill"\, adv. Upwards on, or as on, a hillside; as, to walk uphill.

Uphill

Up"hill`\, a. 1. Ascending; going up; as, an uphill road.

2. Attended with labor; difficult; as, uphill work.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : uphill
Spanish: cuesta arriba,
German: bergauf,
Japanese: 上り坂で
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uphill  (adj.)
1613, from up + hill.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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