downhill

adverb

1. 1

   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.

2. 2

   So as to deteriorate or get worse.

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

adjective

1. 1

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

   Moraines are found at the downhill end of a glacier.

2. 2

   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.

3. 3

   Easy.

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

noun

1. 1

   The fastest of the disciplines of alpine skiing.

2. 2

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

verb

1. 1

   To take part in downhill skiing.

Forms

plural

downhills

comparative

further downhill, farther downhill

superlative

furthest downhill, farthest downhill

past tense

downhilled

past participle

downhilled

present participle

downhilling

third person singular

downhills