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uphill

[ adverb adjective uhp-hil; noun uhp-hil ]

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adverb

up or as if up the slope of a hill or other incline; upward:
The soldiers marched uphill. Water does not run uphill without assistance.

going or tending upward on or as if on a hill:
an uphill road.
at a high place or point:
an uphill village.
laboriously fatiguing or difficult:
an uphill struggle to become wealthy.
Synonyms: grueling, taxing, strenuous, hard, arduous

uphill

/ ˈʌpˈhɪl /

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Origin of uphill¹

First recorded in 1540–50; up- + hill

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Attkisson, meanwhile, has been fighting the same uphill battle that other investigative reporters are waging.

With national Democrats focused on defending vulnerable incumbents, Romanoff has an uphill fight.

But without a damaged Democrat, electing a Republican to federal office in Massachusetts will always be an uphill fight.

Oregon will always be an uphill battle for the GOP in the near future.

Depression is often a laborious uphill struggle for the sufferer and their loved ones.

The road lies uphill, with absolutely no shade, so that one is exposed to the scorching rays of the sun.

Once more booted we struggle on, uphill now, on a stony path, and very stiff work it is.

He was a stranger, and a man unsparing of his horse, pushing it uphill and down with unaltered speed.

It is to advance by ten different roads uphill to the north.

But I could not run uphill for long, and soon had to slow down to a walk.

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