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uphill - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'uphill' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Uphill [ a.]
- Ascending; going up; as, an uphill road.
- Attended with labor; difficult; as, uphill work.
2 . Uphill [ adv.]
- Upwards on, or as on, a hillside; as, to walk uphill.

Meaning of 'uphill' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . uphill [ r]
Meaning (1):
- against difficulties
Example in sentence:
  • she was talking uphill
Meaning (2):
- upward on a hill or incline
Example in sentence:
  • this street lay uphill