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downhill

[doun-hil, doun-hil]

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adverb

down the slope of a hill; downward.
into a worse or inferior condition.
The business has been going downhill.

adjective

going or tending downward on or as on a hill.
free of problems or obstacles; easy.
After the initial setbacks on the project, it was downhill all the way.
of or relating to skiing downhill.

noun

a timed ski race on a steep slope in which competitors take the most direct route to the finish line following a course with relatively few turns and attaining very high speeds.

downhill

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adjective

going or sloping down

adverb

towards the bottom of a hill; downwards
informal��to decline; deteriorate

noun

the downward slope of a hill; descent
a competitive event in which skiers are timed in a downhill run

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Word History and Origins

Origin of downhill¹

First recorded in 1585–95; down ¹ + hill

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He got off to a rough start, hitting Francisco Lindor in the right foot with his second pitch, and the inning went downhill from there.

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The final men's downhill race was won by Byron Smith, 33, from New Zealand, who had to settle for second place last year.

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I hope it’s not all downhill from here.

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“At a certain level of physical suffering, the pain becomes almost comedic,” he notes, as he assesses his condition before hiking a mountain to carry an injured firefighter back downhill.

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The rest of the inning went downhill from there, with Kershaw giving up three runs on three hits and two walks in the first inning.

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