uphill

adj 1: sloping upward [syn: {acclivitous}, {rising}]

2: hard to overcome or surmount; "a stiff hike"; "a stiff

exam"; "an uphill battle against a popular incumbant"

[syn: {stiff}]

n : the upward slope of a hill

adv 1: against difficulties; "she was talking uphill"

2: upward on a hill or incline; "this street lay uphill"