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downhill
DEFINITIONS OF:
downhill
1
n
the downward slope of a hill
Type of:
declension
,
declination
,
decline
,
declivity
,
descent
,
downslope
,
fall
a downward slope or bend
n
a ski race down a trail
Type of:
ski race
,
skiing race
a race between people wearing skis
adj
sloping down rather steeply
Synonyms:
declivitous
,
downward-sloping
descending
coming down or downward
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”
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