uphill

advérbio

1. 1

   Up a slope, towards higher ground.

2. 2

   With difficulty.

adjetivo

1. 1

   Located up a slope or on a hill.

2. 2

   Going up a slope or a hill.

   “There’s a lot of uphill about a bicycle tour,” said he, “and the wind is against you.” “So there is downhill, and the wind behind you,” said Harris.

   The engine seemed a little sensitive to wet rails, and in consequence the uphill work was not so good north of Dundee as it had been earlier. But I have noted this same "touchiness" on the part of the "A4s", and other modern British 4-6-2s, so that in this respect No. 2006 proved no exception.

3. 3

   Difficult or laborious.

   For a large part of this game, England once again looked like a team suffering from the rigours of a long season and faced an uphill task when Hofmann put Germany in front.

substantivo

1. 1

   An uphill route.

verbo

1. 1

   To travel uphill.

Formas

plural

uphills

comparativo

further uphill, farther uphill

superlativo

furthest uphill, farthest uphill

pretérito

uphilled

particípio passado

uphilled

gerúndio

uphilling

3.ª pessoa do singular

uphills