downhill - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'downhill' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Downhill

[ a.]

- Declivous; descending; sloping.

2 . Downhill

[ adv.]

- Towards the bottom of a hill; as, water runs downhill.

3 . Downhill

[ n.]

- Declivity; descent; slope.

1 . downhill

[ r]

Meaning (1):
- toward the bottom of a hill

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Meaning (2):
- toward a lower or inferior state

Example in sentence:

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