[hill] n [ME, fr. OE hyll; akin to L collis hill, culmen top] (bef. 12c) 1: a usu. rounded natural elevation of land lower than a mountain
2: an artificial heap or mound (as of earth)
3: several seeds or plants planted in a group rather than a row
4: slope, incline
[2]hill vt (1581) 1: to form into a heap
2: to draw earth around the roots or base of -- hill.er n