DOWNHILL


Meaning of DOWNHILL in English

adverb , adjective , noun

■ adverb

/ ˌdaʊnˈhɪl; NAmE / towards the bottom of a hill; in a direction that goes down :

to run / walk / cycle downhill

OPP uphill

IDIOMS

- go downhill

■ adjective

/ˌdaʊnˈhɪl/ going or sloping towards the bottom of a hill :

a downhill path

OPP uphill

IDIOMS

- be (all) downhill | be downhill all the way

■ noun

/ˈdaʊnhɪl/ [ U ] the type of skiing in which you go directly down a mountain; a race in which people ski down a mountain

—compare cross-country

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.