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Definition of hill noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

hill

noun
 
 
/hɪl/
 
/hɪl/
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  1.  
     [countable] an area of land that is higher than the land around it, but not as high as a mountain
    • a region of gently rolling hills
    • a hill farm/town/fort
    • on a hill The church is perched on a hill.
    • The house is built on the side of a hill overlooking the river.
    • up a hill They make their way up the hill.
    • down a hill We started to walk back down the hill.
    • in the hills I love walking in the hills (= in the area where there are hills).
    • They stopped at the top of the hill to admire the view.
    • A spring emerges at the bottom of the hill.
    see also anthill, foothill, molehill
    Extra Examples
    • A grassy path led down the hill.
    • Olive groves cover the hills.
    • Over the hill lies another town.
    • The landscape is made up of low, rolling hills.
    • The town is set on a small hill.
    • There are several lead mines in the hills above Grassington.
    • They climbed a steep hill and came to the town.
    • They crested a small hill and then the path curved.
    • Troops forced villagers to flee to the surrounding hills.
    • We took to the hills in a variety of four-wheel-drive vehicles.
    • Wooded hills rise behind the town.
    • a hill overlooking the wide valley below
    • the chalk hills of southern England
    • the distant blue hills
    • the houses which dotted the hill
    • the limestone hills of Kentucky
    Topics Geographya2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • big
    • high
    • long
    • …
    verb + hill
    • ascend
    • climb
    • climb up
    • …
    hill + verb
    • overlook something
    • rise
    • surround something
    • …
    hill + noun
    • climbing
    • walking
    • climb
    • …
    preposition
    • down a/​the hill
    • in the hills
    • on a/​the hill
    • …
    phrases
    • the bottom of a/​the hill
    • the foot of a/​the hill
    • the crest of a/​the hill
    • …
    See full entry
  2.  
     [countable] a slope on a road
    • up a hill The motorcade made its way up the hill.
    • down a hill Always take care when driving down steep hills.
    • a hill start (= the act of starting a vehicle on a slope)
    see also downhill, uphill
    Extra Examples
    • I had to do a hill start.
    • The bus sped down the long hill.
    • A few yards up the hill, on the left, was a turning.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • big
    • high
    • long
    • …
    verb + hill
    • ascend
    • climb
    • climb up
    • …
    hill + verb
    • overlook something
    • rise
    • surround something
    • …
    hill + noun
    • climbing
    • walking
    • climb
    • …
    preposition
    • down a/​the hill
    • in the hills
    • on a/​the hill
    • …
    phrases
    • the bottom of a/​the hill
    • the foot of a/​the hill
    • the crest of a/​the hill
    • …
    See full entry
  3. the Hill
     [singular] (North American English, informal) Capitol Hill (= used to refer to the US Capitol and the activities that take place there)
    4. Word OriginOld English hyll, of Germanic origin; from an Indo-European root shared by Latin collis and Greek kolōnos ‘hill’.
See hill in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee hill in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English
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