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downhill

down·hill

UK/ˈdaʊnˌhɪl/ US/ˈdaʊˈnhɪl/ fairly common
noun (2) adverb (2) adjective (1)

noun

1.

the downward slope of a hill

2.

a ski race down a trail

adverb

1.

toward a lower or inferior state

  • “your performance has been going downhill for a long time now”
2.

toward the bottom of a hill

  • “running downhill, he gained a lot of speed”

adjective

1.

Origin

From down- + hill.

Phrases

  • downhill creep
  • downhill ice cross
  • downhill skier
  • downhill skiing
  • go downhill
  • have the world by the tail on a downhill pull
  • icecross downhill
  • shit rolls downhill

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