downhill

6 definitions • 11 examples

(moving) towards the bottom of a hill:

It's so much easier running downhill!

The route is all downhill from here to the finishing line.

a skiing race that goes down a hill:

It was only the second time that US male and female skiers had won downhills on the same day.

The area is famous for its terrifying downhill course.

a downward slope on a hill:

I knew that if I wanted to win, I had to get faster on the downhills.

I had to ride the brakes on longer downhills to keep from building up excess speed.

toward or going toward the bottom of something or to a lower place:

a steep downhill path

She let the bike coast downhill.

If something goes downhill, it becomes worse or worth less money:

The automobile industry started to go downhill.

toward a lower or worse position or condition:

The company went downhill after being taken over by a second-rate firm which ran it into the ground.

42% of people polled thought the economy was headed downhill.