downhill

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/ˈdaʊnˌhɪl/

adj 3name 3adv 2noun 2verb 1

Collocations

ADJ.

all, all, fast, light, long

VERB + DOWNHILL

found, go, goes, going, gone, kept, leads, pushed

DOWNHILL + NOUN

afternoon, course, sections, shrewsbury, uphill, way

PREP.

after, after, from, in, into, on, with, with

ADV.

definitely, nearly, only

Definitions

adv

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.

So as to deteriorate or get worse.

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

adj

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

Moraines are found at the downhill end of a glacier.

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.

Easy.

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

noun

The fastest of the disciplines of alpine skiing.

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

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Synonyms

adjective — sloping down rather steeply

declivitous
downward-sloping

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

go downhill

To worsen or degenerate.

I usually run fast enough, but my speed goes downhill when I don't sleep enough.

shit rolls downhill

Problems originating at the top of the chain of command or organizational hierarchy tend to become the responsibilities of those lower down.

Example Bank

Because we got to the summit of the mountain, we could only go downhill from there.

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I worked my way downhill, slip sliding in the mud along a steep embankment that followed a stream until it emptied into a creek.

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

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Moraines are found at the downhill end of a glacier.

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This year's race is on a downhill course.

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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.

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