DOWNHILL


Meaning of DOWNHILL in English

1.

If something or someone is moving ~ or is ~, they are moving down a slope or are located towards the bottom of a hill.

He headed ~ towards the river...

? uphill

ADV: ADV after v, be ADV, ADV from n

Downhill is also an adjective.

...~ ski runs...

ADJ: ADJ n

2.

If you say that something is going ~, you mean that it is becoming worse or less successful.

Since I started to work longer hours things have gone steadily ~...

ADV: ADV after v, be ADV

3.

If you say that a task or situation is ~ after a particular stage or time, you mean that it is easy to deal with after that stage or time.

Well, I guess it’s all ~ from here.

? uphill

ADJ: v-link ADJ

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