hill
[ hil ]
/ hɪl /
noun
verb (used with object)
to surround with hills: to hill potatoes.
to form into a hill or heap.
Idioms for 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
SYNONYMS FOR hill
OTHER WORDS FROM hill
hill·er, noun un·der·hill, nounWords nearby hill
British Dictionary definitions for go over the 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, noun hilly, adjectiveWord Origin for hill
Old English
hyll; related to Old Frisian
holla head, Latin
collis hill, Low German
hull hill
British Dictionary definitions for go over the hill (2 of 2)
Hill
/ (hɪl) /
noun
Medical definitions for go over the hill
Hill
[ hĭl ]
British physiologist. He shared a 1922 Nobel Prize for his investigation of heat production in muscles and nerves.
Idioms and Phrases with go over the 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.