See Also: downhill(dictionary)
Downhill - Skiing(gambling)
Downhill Lie - Golf(gambling)
downhill 2, adjective(dictionary)
downhill 1, adverb(dictionary)
Downhill Turning - Skiing(gambling)
Downhill Traversing - Skiing(gambling)
Downhill Skating - Skiing(gambling)
Magilligan-Downhill Beach(tourism)
Downhill Skiing - Skiing(gambling)

downhill (iou)



downhill noun, adverb, & adjective. M16.
[from DOWN- + HILL noun.]
A. noun.
The downward slope of a hill; a decline, a descent, (lit. & fig.). M16.
downhill of life the later half of life.
In pl. False dice which give low numbers. slang. L17-E19.
Skiing. A downhill race. M20.
b. adverb & adjective.
adverb & (after be or other copula) pred. adjective. Down a slope, esp. of a hill; in a descending direction; on a decline, downwards, (lit. & fig.); in a worsening situation; in a situation free of difficulty or impediments. E17.
go downhill fig. deteriorate.
E. Bowen The road coming downhill from the north-west turned south. R. Adams A stone rolled downhill. Gay News From this point it is downhill all the way: a host of deprivations and disasters. Guardian It was downhill from then on, though it actually took a year to secure the country completely.
attrib. adjective. Sloping or descending downwards; declining (lit. & fig.); occurring down a slope, esp. of a hill. E18.
J. A. Froude The monks had travelled swiftly on the downhill road of human corruption. Globe & Mail (Toronto) The dangerous downhill pistes of Europe.
down'hiller noun a skier who takes part in downhill races M20.