a natural elevation of the earth's surface, smaller than a mountain.
an incline, especially in a road: This old jalopy won't make it up the next hill.
an artificial heap, pile, or mound: a hill made by ants.
a small mound of earth raised about a cultivated plant or a cluster of such plants.
the plant or plants so surrounded: a hill of potatoes.
Baseball. mound1 (def. 4).
the Hill.Capitol Hill.
verb (used with object)
to surround with hills: to hill potatoes.
to form into a hill or heap.
Idioms for hill
go over the hill, Slang.
to break out of prison.
to absent oneself without leave from one's military unit.
to leave suddenly or mysteriously: Rumor has it that her husband has gone over the hill.
over the hill,
relatively advanced in age.
past one's prime.
Origin of hill
before 1000; Middle English; Old English hyll; cognate with Middle Dutch hille,Latin collis hill; compare Latin culmen top, peak (see column, culminate), celsus lofty, very high, Gothic hallus rock, Lithuanian kálnas mountain, Greek kolōnós hill, kolophṓn summit (see colophon)
Justin Robinson, 44, a lifelong resident of Bonny Doon, an unincorporated community in the hills above Santa Cruz, got an order to evacuate on Tuesday, August 18.
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We’ve got a lot more hills and it’s just a different landscape.
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Their compact, powerful motors strip away the burden of carrying heavy loads and give you a smooth, swift push that flattens hills and shrinks city distances.
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Oxford officials, including Hill and Gilbert, did not respond to requests for comment.
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In addition to supporting Hill, the Club’s ad spending has mostly targeted Harshbarger and Crowe, which suggests they may be the leading contenders.
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Johnson knew that the proposals he was going to send to the Hill would be divisive.
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But then the summit gives way to the other side of the hill, and a childlike glee arises from the whooooosh of the descent.
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We drove back down the hill, and the driver let me out near the Prado.
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Shakur remains very much alive, along with Hill, Morales, LeBeef and the others.
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“I have never felt guilty about that cop,” Hill was quoted saying.
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He was afraid that when he looked over the hill he would see nothing.
When Buffalo Ran|George Bird Grinnell
Fine links at the top of the hill, not half a mile from the farm.
Love Among the Chickens|P. G. Wodehouse
To pass the weary time Jones and Hill dabbled in and experimented with hypnotism and telepathy.
Eastern Nights - and Flights|Alan Bott
Two weeks later a light filtered through the closed shutters of Young's residence on the hill.
The Secret of the Storm Country|Grace Miller White
Jerome, going to the mill one day shortly afterwards, reached the Means house as the Colonel was coming down the hill.
Jerome, A Poor Man|Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
British Dictionary definitions for hill (1 of 2)
hill
/ (hɪl) /
noun
a conspicuous and often rounded natural elevation of the earth's surface, less high or craggy than a mountain
(in combination)a hillside; a hilltop
a heap or mound made by a person or animal
(in combination)a dunghill
an incline; slope
over the hill
informalbeyond one's prime
militaryslangabsent without leave or deserting
up hill and down dalestrenuously and persistently
verb(tr)
to form into a hill or mound
to cover or surround with a mound or heap of earth
See also hills
Derived forms of hill
hiller, nounhilly, adjective
Word Origin for hill
Old English hyll; related to Old Frisian holla head, Latin collis hill, Low German hull hill
British Dictionary definitions for hill (2 of 2)
Hill
/ (hɪl) /
noun
Archibald Vivian. 1886–1977, British biochemist, noted for his research into heat loss in muscle contraction: shared the Nobel prize for physiology or medicine (1922)
Damon Graham Devereux, son of Graham Hill. born 1960, British motor-racing driver; Formula One world champion (1996)
David Octavius 1802–70, Scottish painter and portrait photographer, noted esp for his collaboration with the chemist Robert Adamson (1821–48)
Sir Geoffrey (William). born 1932, British poet: his books include King Log (1968), Mercian Hymns (1971), The Mystery of the Charity of Charles Péguy (1983), and The Orchards of Syon (2002)
Graham. 1929–75, British motor-racing driver: world champion (1962, 1968)
Octavia. 1838–1912, British housing reformer; a founder of the National Trust
Sir Rowland. 1795–1879, British originator of the penny postage
Susan (Elizabeth). born 1942, British novelist and writer of short stories: her books include I'm the King of the Castle (1970) The Woman in Black (1983), and Felix Derby (2002)
see downhill all the way; go downhill; head for (the hills); make a mountain out of a molehill; not worth a dime (hill of beans); old as Adam (the hills); over the hill.