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# uphill

adverb (uphill); adjective (uphill); noun (an uphill — rare)

«uphill» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Uphill means going up a slope, towards the top of a hill. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/uphill/#m1)
2. An uphill task or battle is something hard that takes a lot of effort. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/uphill/#m2)

### In the lessons

In PE and science, walking or cycling uphill is harder because you are working against gravity. In geography, rivers flow downhill, not uphill. In stories and everyday talk, «an uphill struggle» means something difficult. Opposite: downhill. Phrases: «uphill struggle», «uphill battle», «walk uphill».

### Examples

- We pushed our bikes uphill. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/uphill/#x1)
- Walking uphill makes you breathe hard. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/uphill/#x2)
- The school is uphill from our house. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/uphill/#x3)
- Water never flows uphill by itself. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/uphill/#x4)
- Learning to read music was an uphill battle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/uphill/#x5)
- The path goes uphill to the castle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/uphill/#x6)
- It is easier to ride downhill than uphill. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/uphill/#x7)
- Change to a low gear for riding uphill. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/uphill/#x8)
- They went very fast, because dragons can go uphill as easily as down. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/uphill/#x9)

### Note

One word. Can be an adverb (run uphill) or adjective (an uphill path). Opposite: downhill. In science, going uphill needs more energy because you lift your weight against gravity.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «uphill» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/uphill/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«uphill» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/uphill.html) on Mova free.