vt to surround with earth; to heap or draw earth around or upon; as, to hill corn.
2. hill ·noun the earth raised about the roots of a plant or cluster of plants. ·see hill, ·vt.
3. hill ·noun a natural elevation of land, or a mass of earth rising above the common level of the surrounding land; an eminence less than a mountain.
4. hill ·vt a single cluster or group of plants growing close together, and having the earth heaped up about them; as, a hill of corn or potatoes.