downhill
About 1.62 uses per million words.
Meaning
- adverb Down a slope.
Because we got to the summit of the mountain, we could only go downhill from there.
- adverb So as to deteriorate or get worse.
After Don made those tasteless remarks, our relationship with him went downhill.
- adjective Located towards or at the bottom of a slope or hill.
Moraines are found at the downhill end of a glacier.
- adjective Going down a slope or a hill.
This year's race is on a downhill course.
- adjective Easy.
That's the hard part of the job done. From now on it's downhill all the way.
- adjective Characterized by a style of running with a low center of gravity.
He's a downhill runner.
- noun The fastest of the disciplines of alpine skiing.
- noun A rapid descent of a hill in related sports, especially in alpine skiing.
Similar words
descending declivitous downward-sloping downslope drop-off descent alighting down sweep lowering
Often followed by
and from to skiing in course ski on side
Word family
downhills
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