Definitions for: Downhill


[n] a ski race down a trail
[n] the downward slope of a hill
[adv] toward the bottom of a hill; "running downhill, he gained a lot of speed"
[adv] toward a lower or inferior state; "your performance has been going downhill for a long time now"
[adj] sloping down rather steeply



Webster (1913) Definition: Down"hill`, adv.
Towards the bottom of a hill; as, water runs downhill.


Down"hill`, a.
Declivous; descending; sloping. ``A downhill greensward.''
--Congrewe.


Down"hill`, n.
Declivity; descent; slope.

On th' icy downhills of this slippery life. --Du Bartas
(Trans. ).

Synonyms: declivitous, descending(a), downward-sloping

See Also: declension, declination, decline, declivity, descent, downslope, fall, ski race, skiing race

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