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| hill [ hil ] |
noun (plural hills) |
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1. high land: an area of land, usually rounded in shape, that is higher than the surrounding land but not as high as a mountain
  the hills surrounding Colorado Springs
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2. gradient in road: a slope or gradient in a road
You'll need to shift down into second gear for this hill.
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3. pile of earth: a pile of something such as earth
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4. group of plants or seeds: plants or seeds arranged in a cluster rather than planted in rows
a hill of squash
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5. regional pile of stored vegetables: a heap of vegetables, usually potatoes, covered with earth and mulch and sometimes stored in a shed
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transitive verb (past and past participle hilled, present participle hill·ing, 3rd person present singular hills) |
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make earth into pile: to pile up earth, especially around the base of plants
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| [ Old English hyll< Indo-European, "be prominent"] |
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| hill·er noun |
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over the hill at an age considered too advanced in years for something, or supposedly past the prime of life (informal)
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