1 sloping upwards:
an uphill climb / slope * The last part of the race is all uphill.
OPPDOWNHILL
2 ~ battle, struggle, task, etc. an argument or a struggle that is difficult to win and takes a lot of effort over a long period of time:
He faces an uphill struggle to be fit in time for the championships.
adverb towards the top of a hill or slope:
We cycled uphill for over an hour. * The path slopes steeply uphill.
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