downhill
down
ˈdaʊn
dawn
hill
hÉĒl
hil
/dˈaƊnhÉĒl/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "downhill"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āύāĻŋāĻšā§‡āϰ āĻĻāĻŋāϕ⧇, āĻĸāĻžāϞ āĻŦ⧇āϝāĻŧ⧇

in a downward direction, typically toward the lower point of a hill
downhill definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The water flowed downhill, creating small streams in the hilly terrain.
āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋ āύāĻŋāĻšā§‡āϰ āĻĻāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āĻĒāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āĻ­ā§‚āĻ–āĻŖā§āĻĄā§‡ āϛ⧋āϟ āϛ⧋āϟ āĻ¸ā§āϰ⧋āϤāϧāĻžāϰāĻž āϤ⧈āϰāĻŋ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āύāĻŋāĻšā§‡āϰ āĻĻāĻŋāϕ⧇, āĻ–āĻžāϰāĻžāĻĒ⧇āϰ āĻĻāĻŋāϕ⧇

in a manner indicating a decline or deterioration in conditions or circumstances
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Their relationship began to slide downhill after the heated argument.
āϤāĻ°ā§āϕ⧇āϰ āĻĒāϰ āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ• āύāĻŋāĻšā§‡āϰ āĻĻāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻĒāĻŋāĻ›āϞ⧇ āϝ⧇āϤ⧇ āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
01

āĻ…āϧ⧋āĻ—āĻžāĻŽā§€, āĻ…āĻŦāύāϤāĻŋāĻļā§€āϞ

deteriorating, declining, or worsening over time
downhill definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The project took a downhill path after the management change.
āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāύāĻž āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤāύ⧇āϰ āĻĒāϰ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒāϟāĻŋ āύāĻŋāĻŽā§āύāĻ—āĻžāĻŽā§€ āĻĒāĻĨ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āύāĻŋāĻšā§‡āϰ āĻĻāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻĸāĻžāϞ⧁, āĻĸāĻžāϞ⧁

sloping downward at a steep angle
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The downhill slope was too steep for beginner skiers.
āύāĻŋāĻšā§‡āϰ āĻĻāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻĸāĻžāϞ āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁āĻ•āĻžāϰ⧀ āĻ¸ā§āĻ•āĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰāĻĻ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϖ⧁āĻŦ āĻ–āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āύāĻŋāĻšā§‡āϰ āĻĻāĻŋāϕ⧇, āĻĸāĻžāϞ⧇āϰ āύāĻŋāĻŽā§āύ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧇ āĻ…āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤ

situated near the lower end of a slope
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The sled slid easily along the downhill side of the hill.
āĻ¸ā§āϞ⧇āϜ āĻĒāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻĄāĻŧ⧇āϰ āύāĻŋāĻšā§‡āϰ āĻĻāĻŋāϕ⧇ āϏāĻšāĻœā§‡āχ āĻĒāĻŋāĻ›āϞ⧇ āϗ⧇āϞāĨ¤
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āϏāĻšāϜ, āĻ…āĻ˛ā§āĻĒ āĻĒā§āϰāĻšā§‡āĻˇā§āϟāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§‹āϜāύ

easy to do or requiring little effort
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Once we passed the difficult part, the rest of the journey was downhill.
āĻāĻ•āĻŦāĻžāϰ āφāĻŽāϰāĻž āĻ•āĻ āĻŋāύ āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļ āĻĒ⧇āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϗ⧇āϞ⧇, āĻŦāĻžāĻ•āĻŋ āϝāĻžāĻ¤ā§āϰāĻž āĻ›āĻŋāϞ āύāĻŋāĻšā§‡āϰ āĻĻāĻŋāϕ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻĄāĻžāωāύāĻšāĻŋāϞ, āϏāϰāĻžāϏāϰāĻŋ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞ⧀

(American football) involving a running technique that emphasizes direct, powerful forward movement
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He's known for his downhill running style, charging through the defense.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĄāĻžāωāύāĻšāĻŋāϞ āĻĻ⧌āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύ⧋āϰ āĻ¸ā§āϟāĻžāχāϞ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāϚāĻŋāϤ, āĻĄāĻŋāĻĢ⧇āĻ¨ā§āϏ⧇āϰ āĻŽāĻžāĻ§ā§āϝāĻŽā§‡ āϚāĻžāĻ°ā§āϜ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻĄāĻžāωāύāĻšāĻŋāϞ, āύāĻŋāĻŽā§āύāĻ—āĻžāĻŽā§€

involving activities or events where participants descend a slope, especially skiing
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She is preparing for the upcoming downhill cycling race.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āφāϏāĻ¨ā§āύ āĻĄāĻžāωāύāĻšāĻŋāϞ āϏāĻžāχāĻ•ā§āϞāĻŋāĻ‚ āϰ⧇āϏ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁āϤāĻŋ āύāĻŋāĻšā§āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻĄāĻžāωāύāĻšāĻŋāϞ, āĻĄāĻžāωāύāĻšāĻŋāϞ āĻ¸ā§āĻ•āĻŋāχāĻ‚

a competitive or recreational activity involving skiing down a slope
downhill definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The downhill is one of the most thrilling events at the Winter Olympics.
āĻĄāĻžāωāύāĻšāĻŋāϞ āĻļā§€āϤāĻ•āĻžāϞ⧀āύ āĻ…āϞāĻŋāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻŋāϕ⧇āϰ āϏāĻŦāĻšā§‡āϝāĻŧ⧇ āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧇āϜāύāĻžāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āχāϭ⧇āĻ¨ā§āϟāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋāϰ āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋāĨ¤
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āύāĻŋāĻšā§‡āϰ āĻĻāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻĸāĻžāϞ, āĻĒāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻĄāĻŧ⧇āϰ āύāĻŋāĻŽā§āύāĻ—āĻžāĻŽā§€ āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļ

the part of a hill or incline that moves downward
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
We lost control on the steep downhill, but managed to regain our balance.
āφāĻŽāϰāĻž āĻ–āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āύāĻŋāĻšā§‡āϰ āĻĻāĻŋāϕ⧇ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āϰāĻŖ āĻšāĻžāϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋ, āĻ•āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧁ āφāĻŽāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻ­āĻžāϰāϏāĻžāĻŽā§āϝ āĻĢāĻŋāϰ⧇ āĻĒ⧇āϤ⧇ āϏāĻ•ā§āώāĻŽ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāĨ¤
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āĻĄāĻžāωāύāĻšāĻŋāϞ, āĻ¸ā§āĻ•āĻŋ āĻĄāĻžāωāύāĻšāĻŋāϞ

a ski racing event where athletes race down a long, steep course at very high speeds, with few turns and wide, sweeping curves
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Downhill is known as the fastest and most dangerous event in alpine skiing.
āĻĄāĻžāωāύāĻšāĻŋāϞ āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāϞāĻĒāĻžāχāύ āĻ¸ā§āĻ•āĻŋāχāĻ‚-āĻ āĻĻā§āϰ⧁āϤāϤāĻŽ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϏāĻŦāĻšā§‡āϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāĻœā§āϜāύāĻ• āχāϭ⧇āĻ¨ā§āϟ āĻšāĻŋāϏāĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāϚāĻŋāϤāĨ¤

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