Standard Lemma guide

uphill

adj · adv · name · noun · verb · 14 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˈʌphɪl/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɪl
  • /ʌpˈhɪl/
  • CMU ARPABET: AH1 P HH IH1 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Located up a slope or on a hill.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

adj

Meaning 2

Going up a slope or a hill.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

adj

Meaning 3

Difficult or laborious.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: broadly

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4

adv

Meaning 4

Up a slope, towards higher ground.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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5

adv

Meaning 5

With difficulty.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: broadly

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6

name

Meaning 6

A suburban village in Weston-super-Mare parish, North Somerset district, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST3158).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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7

name

Meaning 7

A community in Dalton Township, Ontario, Canada.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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8

name

Meaning 8

A surname.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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9

noun

Meaning 9

An uphill route.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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10

verb

Meaning 10

To travel uphill.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, skiing, snowboarding, sports

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Narrower terms: skin, skin up

11

adjective satellite

Meaning 11

sloping upward

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: acclivitous, rising

Antonyms: none provided

12

adverb

Meaning 12

upward on a hill or incline

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • this street lay uphill

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13

adverb

Meaning 13

against difficulties

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • she was talking uphill

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14

noun

Meaning 14

the upward slope of a hill

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: ascent, acclivity, rise, raise, climb, upgrade

History

Etymology

From up + hill.

Across languages

Translations

53 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: vyvýšený — located up a slope or on a hill
  • German: hochgelegen — located up a slope or on a hill
  • Ancient Greek: ἀνάντης (anántēs) — located up a slope or on a hill
  • Latin: acclīvis — located up a slope or on a hill
  • Russian: располо́женный на горе́ (raspolóžennyj na goré) — located up a slope or on a hill
  • Bulgarian: нанагорен (nanagoren) — going up a slope or a hill
  • Czech: stoupající — going up a slope or a hill
  • Czech: stoupavý — going up a slope or a hill
  • German: ansteigend — going up a slope or a hill
  • Latin: acclīvis — going up a slope or a hill
  • Russian: иду́щий в го́ру (idúščij v góru) — going up a slope or a hill
  • Russian: веду́щий наве́рх (vedúščij navérx) — going up a slope or a hill
  • Bulgarian: труден (truden) — (by extension) difficult or laborious
  • Bulgarian: напрегнат (napregnat) — (by extension) difficult or laborious
  • Czech: obtížný — (by extension) difficult or laborious
  • Czech: namáhavý — (by extension) difficult or laborious
  • Czech: únavný — (by extension) difficult or laborious
  • German: mühselig — (by extension) difficult or laborious
  • Russian: тру́дный (trúdnyj) — (by extension) difficult or laborious
  • Russian: тяжёлый (tjažólyj) — (by extension) difficult or laborious
  • Bulgarian: нагоре (nagore) — up a slope, towards higher ground
  • Catalan: costa amunt — up a slope, towards higher ground
  • Chinese Mandarin: 上坡 (shàngpō) — up a slope, towards higher ground
  • Czech: nahoru — up a slope, towards higher ground
  • Czech: do kopce — up a slope, towards higher ground
  • Danish: op ad bakke — up a slope, towards higher ground
  • French: en montée — up a slope, towards higher ground
  • French: en amont — up a slope, towards higher ground
  • Galician: costa arriba — up a slope, towards higher ground
  • Georgian: აღმართი (aɣmarti) — up a slope, towards higher ground
  • German: bergauf — up a slope, towards higher ground
  • German: bergan — up a slope, towards higher ground
  • Irish: in éadan an chnoic — up a slope, towards higher ground
  • Italian: in salita — up a slope, towards higher ground
  • Japanese: 上り坂 (noborizaka) — up a slope, towards higher ground
  • Latvian: kalnup — up a slope, towards higher ground
  • Māori: ki runga — up a slope, towards higher ground
  • Plautdietsch: boajopp — up a slope, towards higher ground
  • Polish: pod górę — up a slope, towards higher ground
  • Portuguese: ladeira acima — up a slope, towards higher ground
  • Romanian: la deal — up a slope, towards higher ground
  • Russian: в го́ру (v góru) — up a slope, towards higher ground
  • Russian: наве́рх (navérx) — up a slope, towards higher ground
  • Spanish: cuesta arriba — up a slope, towards higher ground
  • Swedish: uppför — up a slope, towards higher ground
  • Tamil: மேட்டில் (mēṭṭil) — up a slope, towards higher ground
  • Welsh: i fyny allt — up a slope, towards higher ground
  • Welsh: lan rhiw — up a slope, towards higher ground
  • Bulgarian: трудно (trudno) — (by extension) with difficulty
  • Galician: costa arriba — (by extension) with difficulty
  • Italian: in salita — (by extension) with difficulty
  • Russian: с трудо́м (s trudóm) — (by extension) with difficulty
  • Spanish: cuesta arriba — (by extension) with difficulty
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