downhill

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   Down a slope.

   • Because we got to the summit of the mountain, we could only go downhill from there.
   • I worked my way downhill, slip sliding in the mud along a steep embankment that followed a stream until it emptied into a creek.
2. 2

   So as to deteriorate or get worse.

   • After Don made those tasteless remarks, our relationship with him went downhill.
3. 3

   Located towards or at the bottom of a slope or hill.

   • Moraines are found at the downhill end of a glacier.
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   1. 4

      Going down a slope or a hill.

      • This year's race is on a downhill course.
      • It was nearly all downhill into Shrewsbury, with two intermediate stops, and a grand sequence of long curves around which Soult nuzzled her way with a quick side-to-side action.
   2. 5

      Easy.

      • That's the hard part of the job done. From now on it's downhill all the way.
   3. 6

      The fastest of the disciplines of alpine skiing.

   4. 7

      A rapid descent of a hill in related sports, especially in alpine skiing.

   5. 8

      To take part in downhill skiing.

   6. 9

      A coastal village and beach (Downhill Strand) in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland.

   7. 10

      A hamlet in St Eval parish, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW8669).

   8. 11

      A northern suburb of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England (OS grid ref NZ3559).

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