downhill has definitions from the fields of sport,geography
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[ noun ] (geography) the downward slope of a hill

Related terms

descent

2
[ adjective ] sloping down rather steeply

Used in print

(J. W. C. Hagstrom et al., "Debilitating muscular...)

In an attempt to reverse the downhill trend by stimulating the bone_marrow and controlling any hemolytic component , triamcinolone , 16 mg. daily , was begun on Sept. 26 , 1958 , and continued until Feb. 18 , 1959 .

Related terms

descending

3
[ adverb ] toward the bottom of a hill

Examples

"running downhill, he gained a lot of speed"

4
[ adverb ] toward a lower or inferior state

Examples

"your performance has been going downhill for a long time now"

5
[ noun ] (sport) a ski race down a trail

Related terms

ski_race

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