hill

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.

hill

(hɪl)

n

1. (Physical Geography)

a. a conspicuous and often rounded natural elevation of the earth's surface, less high or craggy than a mountain

b. (in combination): a hillside; a hilltop.

2.

a. a heap or mound made by a person or animal

b. (in combination): a dunghill.

3. an incline; slope

4. informal beyond one's prime

5. (Military) military slang absent without leave or deserting

6. up hill and down dale strenuously and persistently

vb (tr)

7. to form into a hill or mound

8. (Botany) to cover or surround with a mound or heap of earth

[Old English hyll; related to Old Frisian holla head, Latin collis hill, Low German hull hill]

ˈhiller n

ˈhilly adj

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Hill

(hɪl)

n

1. (Biography) 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)

2. (Biography) Damon Graham Devereux, son of Graham Hill. born 1960, British motor-racing driver; Formula One world champion (1996)

3. (Biography) David Octavius 1802–70, Scottish painter and portrait photographer, noted esp for his collaboration with the chemist Robert Adamson (1821–48)

4. (Biography) 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)

5. (Biography) Graham. 1929–75, British motor-racing driver: world champion (1962, 1968)

6. (Biography) Octavia. 1838–1912, British housing reformer; a founder of the National Trust

7. (Biography) Sir Rowland. 1795–1879, British originator of the penny postage

8. (Biography) 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)

hill

(hɪl)

n., v. hilled, hill•ing. n.

1. a natural elevation of the earth's surface, smaller than a mountain.

2. an incline, esp. in a road.

3. an artificial heap, pile, or mound.

4.

a. a mound of earth raised about and above a plant or plant cluster.

b. a cluster of plants within such a mound.

5. the Hill,

a. Capitol Hill.

b. Parliament Hill.

v.t.

6. to surround with hills.

7. to form into a hill or heap.

Idioms:

over the hill, advanced in age; past one's prime.

[before 1000; Middle English; Old English hyll, c. Middle Dutch hille; akin to Gothic hallus rock, Latin collis hill]

hill′er, n.

Hill

(hɪl)

n.

1. James Jerome, 1838–1916, U.S. railroad builder and financier, born in Canada.

2. Joe, 1879–1915, U.S. labor organizer and songwriter, born in Sweden.

Hill

 a heap of earth raised about the root of crops, hence, the crops themselves; an enormous mass or quantity.

Examples: hill of corn, 1817; of fire, 1320; of guilt, 1644; of knowledge, 1851; of dead men, 1450; of potatoes, 1799; of proud and rich folk, 1440; of ruffs [bird of the sandpiper family], 1875; of snow, 1784; of heavenly truth, 1644.

hill

Past participle: hilled
Gerund: hilling

Imperative

hill

hill

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	hill - a local and well-defined elevation of the land; "they loved to roam the hills of West Virginia" butte - a hill that rises abruptly from the surrounding region; has a flat top and sloping sides foothill - a relatively low hill on the lower slope of a mountain hillside - the side or slope of a hill hammock, hillock, hummock, knoll, mound - a small natural hill natural elevation, elevation - a raised or elevated geological formation tor - a high rocky hill
	2.	hill - structure consisting of an artificial heap or bank usually of earth or stones; "they built small mounds to hide behind" mound barbette - (formerly) a mound of earth inside a fort from which heavy gun can be fired over the parapet burial mound, grave mound, tumulus, barrow - (archeology) a heap of earth placed over prehistoric tombs embankment - a long artificial mound of stone or earth; built to hold back water or to support a road or as protection snow bank, snowbank - a mound or heap of snow structure, construction - a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts; "the structure consisted of a series of arches"; "she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons"
	3.	Hill - United States railroad tycoon (1838-1916) J. J. Hill, James Jerome Hill
	4.	Hill - risque English comedian (1925-1992) Alfred Hawthorne, Benny Hill
	5.	hill - (baseball) the slight elevation on which the pitcher stands mound, pitcher's mound baseball, baseball game - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!" baseball diamond, infield, diamond - the area of a baseball field that is enclosed by 3 bases and home plate baseball equipment - equipment used in playing baseball
Verb	1.	hill - form into a hill shape, mould, mold, form, forge, work - make something, usually for a specific function; "She molded the rice balls carefully"; "Form cylinders from the dough"; "shape a figure"; "Work the metal into a sword"

hill

noun

1. mount, down (archaic), fell, height, mound, prominence, elevation, eminence, hilltop, tor, knoll, hillock, brae (Scot.), kopje or koppie (S. African) They climbed to the top of the hill.

2. slope, incline, gradient, rise, climb, brae (Scot.), acclivity the shady street that led up the hill to the office building

3. heap, pile, mound, hummock an ant hill

over the hill (Informal) too old, getting on, ancient, past it (informal), senile, decrepit, past your prime He doesn't take kindly to suggestions that he is over the hill.

hill

noun

1. A natural land elevation:

eminence, prominence, rise.

2. A group of things gathered haphazardly:

agglomeration, bank, cumulus, drift, heap, mass, mess, mound, mountain, pile, shock, stack, tumble.

verb

To put into a disordered pile:

bank, drift, heap, lump, mound, pile (up), stack.

Translations

تَلّ

kopecstoupánívrch

bakkehøj

HügelAnhöheBerg

λόφος

monteto

colinalomacerrocuesta

mägi

mäkikukkula

collinepente

גבעהתל

पहाड़ी

brdobrijeg

bukit

hæîhlíî, brekka

collinaeminenzapendiopoggiocolle

丘

언덕

collis

atšlaitėįkalnėkalvakalvelėkalvotas

nogāze

heuvel

åsbrekke

wzgórze

colina

deal

холм

kopčekkopcovitýkopec

hrib

backe

kilima

เขาเตี้ยๆ

tepeyokuşbayır

đồi

小山斜坡丘陵

hill

[hɪl]

A. N (gen) → colina f, cerro m, loma f (esp LAm); (high) → montaña f; (= slope) → cuesta f
a house at the top of a hill → una casa en lo alto de una colina
I climbed the hill up to the office → subí la cuesta hasta la oficina the hills → la montaña fsing, la sierra fsing
to be over the hill → ir cuesta abajo
to chase sb up hill and down dale → perseguir a algn por todas partes
to take to the hills → echarse al monte
as old as the hills → más viejo que Matusalén

B. CPD hill climb N (Sport) → ascensión f de montaña
hill farmer N → agricultor(a) m/f de montaña
hill farming N → agricultura f de montaña
hill walker N → montañero/a m/f, senderista mf
hill walking N → montañismo m, senderismo m
to go hill-walking → hacer montañismo, hacer senderismo

hill

[ˈhɪl] n

(= high ground) → colline f
She walked up the hill → Elle a gravi la colline., Elle a monté la colline.
as old as the hills → vieux comme Hérode
to be over the hill → être dépassé(e)

(= incline) (on road) → côte f

hill

n

→ Hügel m; (higher) → Berg m; (= incline) → Hang m; the castle stands on a hill → das Schloss steht auf einem Berg; the houses on the hill beneath the castle → die Häuser am Schlossberg; these flats are built on a hill → diese Wohnungen sind am Hang or Berg gebaut; to park on a hill → am Berg parken; you hardly feel the hills in this car → in diesem Auto spürt man die Steigungen kaum; up hill and down dale → bergauf und bergab; as old as the hills → steinalt, uralt; that joke’s as old as the hills → der Witz hat ja so einen langen Bart; to take to the hills → sich in die Berge flüchten; to be over the hill (fig inf) → seine beste Zeit or die besten Jahre hinter sich (dat) → haben

? ant hill, molehilletc

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hill

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hillside

n → Hang m

hilltop

n → Gipfel m

hill-walker

n → Bergwanderer m, → Bergwanderin f

hill-walking

n → Bergwandern nt

hill

[hɪl] n → collina; (lower) → colle m; (slope) → pendio, costa
up hill and down dale → per monti e per valli
to be over the hill (fig) (fam) → essere sul viale del tramonto
as old as the hills → vecchio/a come Matusalemme

hill

(hil)

1. noun a piece of high land, smaller than a mountain. We went for a walk in the hills yesterday. colina kukkula bukit 언덕, 구릉 heuvel تپه เนินเขา 山丘 小山，丘陵

2. a slope on a road. This car has difficulty going up steep hills. ladeira mäki tanjakan (도로의) 경사 helling تپه ทางลาดบนถนน 道路的上坡 斜坡

ˈhillock (-lək) noun

a small hill. koppie, bultjie تَلَّه، أكَمَه хълмче outeiro kopeček kleiner Hügel lille bakke λοφίσκος altozano, collado; montículo künkake, kinguke تپه كوچك kumpare butteתלולית टीला humak, brežuljak dombocska gundukan hóll collinetta 小さい丘 작은 언덕 kalvelė paugurs anak bukit heuveltjeliten bakkepagórek كوچني تپه outeiro deal mic холмик kopček hribček brežuljak kulle, hög เนินเขาเล็กๆ tepecik, tümsek 小丘 горбик, пагорок چھوٹی سی بہاڑی cồn; đụn 小丘

ˈhilly adjective

having many hills. hilly country. heuwelagtig كثير التِلال хълмист montanhoso kopcovitý hügelig bakket λοφώδηςmontañoso mägine پست و بلند mäkinen montagneux הֲרָרִי पर्वतीय bregovit, brežuljkast, pun humaka dombos berbukit-bukit hæðóttur collinare 起伏にとんだ 구릉이 많은 kalvotas paugurains berbukit-bukit heuvelrijk kupert, bakketgórzysty كوچنۍ غونډۍ، وړه غونډۍ، غونډۍ montanhoso deluros холмистый kopcovitý hribovit brdovit kullig, kuperad, backig ซึ่งเต็มไปด้วยเนิน tepelik 丘陵起伏的 пагористий کوہی، پہاڑوں سے بھرا có nhiều đồi 多小山的，丘陵的

ˈhillside noun

the side or slope of a hill. The hillside was covered with new housing. hang, helling جانِب التَّلّه склон encosta úbočí der Hang skrænt; bakkeskråning λοφοπλαγιάladera mäenõlv دامنه كوه rinne coteauמורד पहाडी़ की ढा़ल obronak brda hegyoldal lereng hlíð, brekka pendio/fianco di colle 丘の斜面 언덕의 사면 šlaitas, atšlaitė kalna nogāze lereng bukit hellingskråning, li, skrentstok دغونډۍ لمن، دغونډۍ اړخ encosta coas­tă de deal склон холма úbočie pobočje strana brda sluttning, backe ลาดเขา dağ eteği 山坡 схил پہاڑ کی ڈھال sườn đồi 山坡

hill

→ تَلّ kopec bakke Hügel λόφος colina mäki colline brdo collina 丘 언덕 heuvel ås wzgórze colina холм backe เขาเตี้ยๆ tepe đồi 小山

• I'd like to go hiking (US)
  I'd like to go hill walking (UK) → أُريدُ صُعُودَ التَّلِ سَيراً عَلَى الأَقْدَامِ → Chtěl bych jít na pěší túru po horách → Jeg vil gerne på bakkevandring → Ich würde gerne eine Bergwanderung machen → Θα ήθελα να κάνω περίπατο στους λόφους → Quisiera hacer senderismo → Haluaisin harrastaa rinnekävelyä → J'aimerais faire de la randonnée dans les collines → Želim ići pješačiti po brdima → Vorrei fare delle escursioni in collina → ヒルウォーキングに行きたいのですが → 힐 워킹을 하고 싶어요 → Ik wil graag in de heuvels wandelen → Jeg vil gjerne gå på tur → Chciałbympochodzić po górach → Eu queria praticar trilha a pé → Мне бы хотелось отправиться в поход по горам → Jag skulle vilja gå på bergsvandring → ฉันอยากไปเดินบนเขา → Tepelere yürüyüşe çıkmak isterim → Tôi muốn đi bộ lên đồi → 我想去徙步登山