hill

Definition

  • noun: a usually rounded area of land that is higher than the land around it but that is not as high as a mountain
  • noun: a usually rounded natural elevation of land lower than a mountain
  • verb: to form into a heap
  • used to refer to the U.S. Congress

Examples

  • These proposals don't amount to 'a hill of beans'. = These proposals aren't worth 'a hill of beans'. [=these proposals have no value; they are useless]

  • The plows came and cleared the streets, forming a 'hill' of snow on the street corner.

  • The organization is lobbying 'Capital Hill' to increase funding for AIDS research.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) Don't let Nurse Godzilla catch you. She'll raise holy hell. We're not supposed to let you wander off. Where do you go every day? What do you do up in those hills? Just walk. I like to walk. You try not to fall down, bust a hip. I don't wanna be in no damn search party. (..)
    1999 The Green Mile