downhill
/ˌdaʊnˈhɪl/
adjective
- Sloping or moving toward the bottom of a hill.
- We took a downhill path through the forest.
- They built a small downhill track for sledding.
- The downhill trail was rocky but beautiful.
- Becoming worse or less successful.
- The team's performance took a downhill turn after the star player was injured.
- The business has been on a downhill trend for months.
- Her downhill spiral worried her friends and family.
- Relating to the sport of downhill skiing or snowboarding.
- The downhill course was steep and icy.
- She won a gold medal in the downhill event.
- He trains every day for the downhill competition.
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noun
- A downward slope or descent.
- The car coasted easily down the downhill.
- The path was a gentle downhill through the meadow.
- We could see the long downhill ahead of us.
- A race or event in downhill skiing.
- She is the defending champion in the downhill.
- The downhill is the most exciting event in the Winter Olympics.
- He crashed during the downhill but was not injured.
adverb
- Toward the bottom of a slope or hill; in a downward direction.
- She skied downhill with confidence and grace.
- The bike picked up speed as we rode downhill.
- The ball rolled downhill and into the stream.
- Into a worse or less successful state or situation.
- His health has been going downhill since the accident.
- The neighborhood started to go downhill when the factory closed.
- After the CEO left, the company went downhill fast.
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