hilling

hill

 (hĭl)

n.

1. A well-defined natural elevation smaller than a mountain.

2. A small heap, pile, or mound.

3.

a. A mound of earth piled around and over a plant.

b. A plant thus covered.

4. An incline, especially of a road; a slope.

5. Hill

a. Capitol Hill. Often used with the.

b. The US Congress. Often used with the.

tr.v. hilled, hill·ing, hills

1. To form into a hill, pile, or heap.

2. To cover (a plant) with a mound of soil.

Idiom:

over the hill Informal

Past one's prime.

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[Middle English hil, from Old English hyll; see kel- in Indo-European roots.]

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hill′er n.

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