/ Dictionary / Index U uphill: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: up•hill Pronunciation: (adv., adj.up'hil'n.up'hil&sec), [key] — adv. up or as if up the slope of a hill or other incline; upward: The soldiers marched uphill. Water does not run uphill without assistance. —adj. going or tending upward on or as if on a hill: an uphill road. at a high place or point: an uphill village. laboriously fatiguing or difficult: an uphill struggle to become wealthy. —n. a rising terrain; ascent. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: uphill (Thesaurus) upheld uphold Related Content Daily Word Quiz: fabricate Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language