hill Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a local and well-defined elevation of the land
    • they loved to roam the hills of West Virginia
  2. noun structure consisting of an artificial heap or bank usually of earth or stones
    mound.
    • they built small mounds to hide behind
  3. noun United States railroad tycoon (1838-1916)
    James Jerome Hill; J. J. Hill.
  4. noun risque English comedian (1925-1992)
    Alfred Hawthorne; Benny Hill.
  5. noun (baseball) the slight elevation on which the pitcher stands
    mound; pitcher's mound.
  6. verb form into a hill

WordNet

Hill noun
Etymology
OE. hil, hul, AS. hyll; akin to OD. hille, hil, L. collis, and prob. to E. haulm, holm, and column. Cf. 2d Holm.
Definitions
  1. A natural elevation of land, or a mass of earth rising above the common level of the surrounding land; an eminence less than a mountain.
    Every mountain and hill shall be made low. Is. xl. 4.
  2. The earth raised about the roots of a plant or cluster of plants. U. S. See Hill, v. t.
  3. A single cluster or group of plants growing close together, and having the earth heaped up about them; as, a hill of corn or potatoes. U. S.
Hill transitive verb
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Hilled ; present participle & verbal noun Hilling
Definitions
  1. To surround with earth; to heap or draw earth around or upon; as, to hill corn.
    Showing them how to plant and hill it. Palfrey.

Webster 1913