Definition of uphill
1 : upward on a hill or incline
2 : against difficulties seemed to be talking uphill — Willa Cather
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Examples of uphill in a Sentence
It is easier to ride a bicycle downhill than uphill.
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Examples of uphill in a Sentence
no matter where you go bicycle touring, the uphills always seem to outnumber the downhills
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Definition of uphill
Examples of uphill in a Sentence
It has been an uphill battle for her to get an education.
an uphill battle to eradicate poverty in an area of the state that has never known anything else
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UPHILL Defined for English Language Learners
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: toward the top of a hill or mountain
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: going or sloping up toward the top of a hill or mountain
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: not easy : difficult to do, deal with, etc.
UPHILL Defined for Kids
Definition of uphill for Students
: in an upward direction The bus lurched around a corner and started to go uphill. — Beverly Cleary, Henry Huggins
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