uphill
the upward slope of a hill • Hypernyms: ascent, acclivity, rise, raise, climb, upgrade
sloping upward • Syn: acclivitous, rising • Similar to: ascending • Derivationally related forms: acclivity (for: acclivitous)
1. against difficulties - she was talking uphill 2. upward on a hill or incline - this street lay uphill
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