"uphill" in the noun sense
1. uphill
the upward slope of a hill
"uphill" in the adjective sense
1. acclivitous, rising, uphill
sloping upward
"uphill" in the adverb sense
1. uphill
against difficulties
"she was talking uphill"
2. uphill
upward on a hill or incline
"this street lay uphill"
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