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hill
[ hil ]
/ hɪl /
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noun
verb (used with object)
to surround with hills: to hill potatoes.
to form into a hill or heap.
OTHER WORDS FOR hill
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Idioms about hill
- to break out of prison.
- to absent oneself without leave from one's military unit.
- to leave suddenly or mysteriously: Rumor has it that her husband has gone over the hill.
- relatively advanced in age.
- past one's prime.
go over the hill, Slang.
over the hill,
Origin of hill
OTHER WORDS FROM hill
hiller, nounun·der·hill, nounWords nearby hill
Other definitions for hill (2 of 2)
Hill
[ hil ]
/ hɪl /
noun
Ambrose Pow·ell [pou-uhl], /ˈpaʊ əl/, 1825–65, Confederate general in the U.S. Civil War.
Archibald Viv·i·an [viv-ee-uhn], /ˈvɪv i ən/, 1886–1977, English physiologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1922.
James Jerome, 1838–1916, U.S. railroad builder and financier, born in Canada.
Joe, 1879–1915, U.S. labor organizer and songwriter, born in Sweden.
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How to use hill in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for hill (1 of 2)
hill
/ (hɪl) /
noun
verb (tr)
to form into a hill or mound
to cover or surround with a mound or heap of earth
See also hills
Derived forms of hill
hiller, nounhilly, adjectiveWord Origin for hill
Old English hyll; related to Old Frisian holla head, Latin collis hill, Low German hull hill
British Dictionary definitions for hill (2 of 2)
Hill
/ (hɪl) /
noun
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Other Idioms and Phrases with hill
hill
see downhill all the way; go downhill; head for (the hills); make a mountain out of a molehill; not worth a dime (hill of beans); old as Adam (the hills); over the hill.
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