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Adjective: uphill  'úp'hil
  1. Sloping upward
    - acclivitous, rising
Noun: uphill  'úp'hil
  1. The upward slope of a hill
Adverb: uphill  'úp'hil
  1. Against difficulties
    "she was talking uphill"
     
  2. Upward on a hill or incline
    "this street lay uphill"

Derived forms: uphills

See also: ascending

Type of: acclivity, ascent, climb, raise, rise, upgrade [N. Amer]

Encyclopedia: Uphill, Ontario