hill

hill

W2S2 [hıl] n

[: Old English; Origin: hyll]

1.) an area of land that is higher than the land around it, like a mountain but smaller

→↑uphill, downhill ↑downhill

▪ Their house is on a hill overlooking the sea.

▪ the top of Sidbury Hill

▪ A cart was making its way up the steep hill on which the village stood.

▪ In the spring, the rolling hills around Yakima Valley turn white with blossom.

▪ the hill towns of central Italy

2.) a slope on a road

▪ There's a steep hill ahead.

→↑downhill, ↑uphill

3.) the Hill

AmE ↑Capitol Hill

4.) over the hill

no longer young, and therefore no longer attractive or good at doing things

▪ Kathleen thinks she's over the hill, but she's only 32.

5.) it doesn't amount to a hill of beans

AmE spoken it is not important

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COLLOCATES for sense 1

steep hill

rolling hills (=hills with long gentle slopes)

wooded hill (=one covered with trees)

green hill (=one covered with grass)

climb a hill (=walk or drive up a hill)

brow/crest of a hill (=the top part of a hill)

hills and valleys

hill farm/town

hill country (=a rural area where there are a lot of hills)

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