Downhill
adverb
Toward the bottom of a slope.
The bus is going downhill.
Often appears as...
- go downhill
- roll downhill
adjective
Located down a slope.
My house is downhill from the park.
Often appears as...
- downhill journey
- downhill road
adverb
Used to indicate a situation becoming worse.
Since he lost his job, his life has been going downhill.
Often appears as...
- go downhill
- everything is downhill
Usage tips
Disapproving
adjective
Relating to skiing down mountains or large hills.
He is a professional downhill skier.
Often appears as...
- downhill skiing
- downhill race
adverb
Toward the bottom of a slope.
The bus is going downhill.
Often appears as...
- go downhill
- roll downhill
adjective
Located down a slope.
My house is downhill from the park.
Often appears as...
- downhill journey
- downhill road
adverb
Used to indicate a situation becoming worse.
Since he lost his job, his life has been going downhill.
Often appears as...
- go downhill
- everything is downhill
Usage tips
Disapproving
adjective
Relating to skiing down mountains or large hills.
He is a professional downhill skier.
Often appears as...
- downhill skiing
- downhill race
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Movement
Describes moving along the direction of gravity on a slope.
The ball started rolling downhill quickly.
Pro Tip 2/2Less Effort
'Going downhill' often implies less effort is needed compared to going uphill.
Cycling downhill is easier and faster.
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Movement
Describes moving along the direction of gravity on a slope.
The ball started rolling downhill quickly.
Pro Tip 2/2Less Effort
'Going downhill' often implies less effort is needed compared to going uphill.
Cycling downhill is easier and faster.
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Movement
Describes moving along the direction of gravity on a slope.
The ball started rolling downhill quickly.
Pro Tip 2/2Less Effort
'Going downhill' often implies less effort is needed compared to going uphill.
Cycling downhill is easier and faster.
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Depression, the secret...
He was constantly depressed. He was, when I met him, at a point at which every month, he would have electroshock treatment. Then he would feel sort of disoriented for a week. Then he would feel okay for a week. Then he would have a week of going downhill. And then he would have another electroshock treatment. And he said to me when I met him,
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Barry Schwartz: Our loss...
They need to learn to respect themselves. They need to learn to respect their schoolmates. They need to learn to respect their teachers. And, most important, they need to learn to respect learning. That's the principle objective. If you do that, the rest is just pretty much a coast downhill.
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3 lessons on decision-mak...
started playing in the biggest tournaments I could against the very best in the world. And then my profit graph went from a thing of beauty to something kind of sad, with this worrying downhill trend for a long time, until I finally realized that I was overestimating my skill level,
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Hidden Alaska PIPE National...
for him to get enough speed to actually take off so he goes downhill and all of a sudden I seem to disappear you know but he needed to get enough speed to come back up again and so in any flew around he and he did come back and get me you know otherwise I wouldn't be here
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Let's end ageism PIPE...
There is no line in the sand between old and young, after which it's all downhill. And the longer we wait to challenge that idea, the more damage it does to ourselves and our place in the world, like in the workforce, where age discrimination is rampant.
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What's hidden under the...
the path that water would take on its quest to flow downhill, one crack appears, then another and another. Are these cracks filled with liquid water? And if so, how deep do they take that water? Can they take it to the bedrock and the ocean?
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Why is Mount Everest so...
dissolving rocks or breaking them down in a process known as weathering. Water moving downhill carries the weathered material and erodes the landscape, carving out deep valleys and jagged peaks.
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Black Bear Cub Dies...
going downhill many times through the research I've seen situations where I wanted to help and very glad that I didn't intervene because I wouldn't have learned anything I would have just
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How technology has...
Basically, it was considered the equivalent of changing the color of your skin. I held off for a while, but my hearing was going downhill fast, and hearing aids were no longer helping.
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Safari Live - Day 7 PIPE...
as I said we can't tell now because he's completely wait elephants way go in there walk downhill tracing
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Depression, the secret...
He was constantly depressed. He was, when I met him, at a point at which every month, he would have electroshock treatment. Then he would feel sort of disoriented for a week. Then he would feel okay for a week. Then he would have a week of going downhill. And then he would have another electroshock treatment. And he said to me when I met him,
Video examples
Barry Schwartz: Our loss...
They need to learn to respect themselves. They need to learn to respect their schoolmates. They need to learn to respect their teachers. And, most important, they need to learn to respect learning. That's the principle objective. If you do that, the rest is just pretty much a coast downhill.
Video examples
3 lessons on decision-mak...
started playing in the biggest tournaments I could against the very best in the world. And then my profit graph went from a thing of beauty to something kind of sad, with this worrying downhill trend for a long time, until I finally realized that I was overestimating my skill level,
Video examples
Hidden Alaska PIPE National...
for him to get enough speed to actually take off so he goes downhill and all of a sudden I seem to disappear you know but he needed to get enough speed to come back up again and so in any flew around he and he did come back and get me you know otherwise I wouldn't be here
Video examples
Let's end ageism PIPE...
There is no line in the sand between old and young, after which it's all downhill. And the longer we wait to challenge that idea, the more damage it does to ourselves and our place in the world, like in the workforce, where age discrimination is rampant.
Video examples
What's hidden under the...
the path that water would take on its quest to flow downhill, one crack appears, then another and another. Are these cracks filled with liquid water? And if so, how deep do they take that water? Can they take it to the bedrock and the ocean?
Video examples
Why is Mount Everest so...
dissolving rocks or breaking them down in a process known as weathering. Water moving downhill carries the weathered material and erodes the landscape, carving out deep valleys and jagged peaks.
Video examples
Black Bear Cub Dies...
going downhill many times through the research I've seen situations where I wanted to help and very glad that I didn't intervene because I wouldn't have learned anything I would have just
Video examples
How technology has...
Basically, it was considered the equivalent of changing the color of your skin. I held off for a while, but my hearing was going downhill fast, and hearing aids were no longer helping.
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 7 PIPE...
as I said we can't tell now because he's completely wait elephants way go in there walk downhill tracing
Example 1 of 10
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Zdeno Chara
Slovak Athlete
It's one of those things, like in sports and other situations in life, you're going to have some adversities and some challenges that are similar to the race. You go uphill one moment and then you go downhill, but that's life too. You've got to be willing to sometimes take it slow but keep going.
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Daryl Morey
American Businessman
Unfortunately, rim protection is really difficult these days with the rules that there are if a guy is getting downhill. It's very hard even if the center is back to handle that. You have to cut off penetration at the start with a strong perimeter and then get the rebound and get out and go.
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Lindsey Vonn
American Athlete
Vail's a very important place for me. Everyone kind of took me in and accepted me in that town, and they still have to this day. I wouldn't be a downhill skier if I hadn't been there.
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Donte DiVincenzo
American Athlete
Going to the Combine, I had a lot of eyes on me, high praise on me, so I had to perform well at the Combine, or everything would have just went downhill.
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Kevin Hart
American Actor
The thing about impressing your girlfriend is that when you do something like a private island in Fiji, it's all downhill from that point.
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Judah Friedlander
American Actor
I do uphill skiing; I don't do downhill skiing. I think that's for nerd amateurs.
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Jamal Lewis
American Athlete
I like to hit it downhill, that's the way I was taught to run.
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John Simon
Critic
Like springs, adaptations can only go downhill.
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Lee Kuan Yew
Statesman
I know if I rest, I'll slide downhill fast.
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Jack Nicklaus
American Golfer
Golf is a better game played downhill.
Quote examples
Zdeno Chara
Slovak Athlete
It's one of those things, like in sports and other situations in life, you're going to have some adversities and some challenges that are similar to the race. You go uphill one moment and then you go downhill, but that's life too. You've got to be willing to sometimes take it slow but keep going.
Quote examples
Daryl Morey
American Businessman
Unfortunately, rim protection is really difficult these days with the rules that there are if a guy is getting downhill. It's very hard even if the center is back to handle that. You have to cut off penetration at the start with a strong perimeter and then get the rebound and get out and go.
Quote examples
Lindsey Vonn
American Athlete
Vail's a very important place for me. Everyone kind of took me in and accepted me in that town, and they still have to this day. I wouldn't be a downhill skier if I hadn't been there.
Quote examples
Donte DiVincenzo
American Athlete
Going to the Combine, I had a lot of eyes on me, high praise on me, so I had to perform well at the Combine, or everything would have just went downhill.
Quote examples
Kevin Hart
American Actor
The thing about impressing your girlfriend is that when you do something like a private island in Fiji, it's all downhill from that point.
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Judah Friedlander
American Actor
I do uphill skiing; I don't do downhill skiing. I think that's for nerd amateurs.
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Jamal Lewis
American Athlete
I like to hit it downhill, that's the way I was taught to run.
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John Simon
Critic
Like springs, adaptations can only go downhill.
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Lee Kuan Yew
Statesman
I know if I rest, I'll slide downhill fast.
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Jack Nicklaus
American Golfer
Golf is a better game played downhill.
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