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downhill

adverb, adjective
 
 
/ˌdaʊnˈhɪl/

Definition

C2 (moving) towards the bottom of a hill: It's so much easier running downhill! The route is all downhill from here to the finish. → Compare uphillDown and downwardMoving downwards
(Definition of downhill adverbadjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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