downhill

adverb

down·hill | \ ˌdau̇n-ˈhil

Definition of downhill

(Entry 1 of 3)

1 : toward the bottom of a hill

2 : toward a worsened or inferior state or level —used especially in the phrase go downhill

downhill

noun

down·hill | \ ˈdau̇n-ˌhil

Definition of downhill (Entry 2 of 3)

1 : a descending slope

2a : the sport of skiing on downhill trails —often used attributively

b : a skiing race against time down a trail finished second in the downhill

downhill

adjective

down·hill | \ ˈdau̇n-ˌhil

Definition of downhill (Entry 3 of 3)

1 : not difficult : easy after that problem the rest was downhill

2 : sloping downhill

3 : closer to the bottom of an incline your downhill ski

4 : progressively worse

5 American football : relating to, employing, or being a style of running in which a ballcarrier moves powerfully forward into the line of scrimmage and down the field toward the opponent's end zone without a lot of movement toward the sidelines to avoid tacklers a downhill runner The Tigers use their tight ends as blockers. They're more suited to an assertive, downhill running game now.— Bernie Miklasz

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Adverb

It is easier to ride a bike downhill than uphill. Her career is heading downhill. After his divorce, he went downhill fast. The service has gone downhill under the new owner.

Noun

most runners will have their best splits on the downhills

Adjective

The second half of the hike is mostly downhill. The worst part is over. It's all downhill from here. The first part of the movie was pretty good, but after that it was all downhill. His career has been all downhill in recent years.

Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb

At that point, the vehicle began to roll downhill and bumped into a police cruiser. — Emily Sweeney, BostonGlobe.com, "This was no knight in shining armor," 4 Sep. 2019 Things spiraled downhill, from an abusive relationship to opiates and meth. — Elizabeth Dias, New York Times, "Baby Food, Bassinets and Talk of Salvation: Inside an Evangelical Pregnancy Center," 23 Aug. 2019 By winning a downhill bronze in her final race, Vonn became the oldest woman to secure a medal at a world championships and the first female racer to medal at six world championships. — Jill Martin, CNN, "Skier Lindsey Vonn is engaged to NHL star P.K. Subban," 23 Aug. 2019 The next piece of land tackled by the Navy, Parcel B, lay downhill from there. — Jason Fagone, SFChronicle.com, "Report: Navy altered Hunters Point cleanup to cover, not remove, toxic soil," 14 Aug. 2019 Minnesota doesn’t want Big Ten teams to easily adjust their defensive schemes to gear up to stop the bruising, downhill rusher, who lost yardage on only one of his 76 rushing attempts a year ago. — Andy Greder, Twin Cities, "Gophers football’s ‘Green Line’ doesn’t follow the straight and narrow," 7 Aug. 2019 Then 54 years old, he was deterred by the potential for injury from dodging rocks and roots while flying downhill. — Jen Murphy, WSJ, "A Cyclist Turns to Gravel to Stay Fit," 7 July 2019 Luguentz Dort, 6-4, freshman, Arizona State: An extremely athletic shooting guard who always seems to be playing downhill in the halfcourt. — Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com, "NBA draft preview: Heat suddenly shallow at shooting guard," 14 June 2019 In 1999, the Thayer subsidiary Air Capitol Plating started going downhill. — Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, "Mike Pompeo, the Secretary of Trump," 19 Aug. 2019

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun

The reality is these two greats are on the downhill. — Daniela Schneider, For The Win, "The men's tennis GOAT actually isn't Roger Federer or Rafael Nadal," 6 Aug. 2019 Pick each step carefully, especially on downhills where gravity accelerates any misstep. — James Lynch, Popular Mechanics, "How To Camp in the Rain Like a Pro," 5 Aug. 2019 When the race was then stopped with Bernal racing away on the downhill, organizers decided the riders' timings to the top of the Iseran climb would be used to determine the overall standings. — Samuel Petrequin, Fox News, "Colombian rider Egan Bernal poised to become youngest Tour de France post-World War II winner," 28 July 2019 When the race was then stopped with Bernal racing away on the downhill, organizers decided the riders’ timings to the top of the Iseran climb would be used to determine the overall standings. — John Leicester, BostonGlobe.com, "Egan Bernal all but secures Colombia's first Tour win," 27 July 2019 When the race was then stopped with Bernal racing away on the downhill, organizers decided the riders' timings to the top of the Iseran climb would be used to determine the overall standings. — orlandosentinel.com, "At 22, Colombia’s Egan Bernal poised to win first Tour de France," 27 July 2019 Adult downhill Big Wheel racing, food trucks and brews. —

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