1. Sloping upward
   "The uphill path made the hike more challenging";
   - acclivitous, rising

1. The upward slope of a hill
   "The cyclists struggled on the long uphill"

1. Against difficulties
   "she was talking uphill"
    
2. Upward on a hill or incline
   "this street lay uphill"

Derived forms: uphills

See also: ascending

Type of: acclivity, ascent, climb, raise, rise, upgrade [N. Amer]

Encyclopedia: Uphill, Ontario