hill (EN)

noun, verb

noun “hill”

1. a piece of land that rises higher than the surrounding area but is smaller than a mountain
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   The children rolled down the grassy hill behind their house.
2. a road that goes up at an angle
   The car struggled to climb the steep hill on the way to the cabin.
3. (US) a pile of soil placed around a plant
   The gardener made a small hill around each tomato plant to help them grow better.
4. (US) a group of plants that are grown together with soil piled around them
   In the garden, there was a hill of tomatoes, with the soil mounded up around the plants.
5. (in baseball) the area where the pitcher stands, which is slightly elevated
   The pitcher walked up to the hill, ready to throw the first pitch.
6. the raised area on the vinyl record's surface
   The needle skipped when it hit a small hill on the old vinyl record.

verb “hill”

1. create a pile or mound of something
   The farmer hilled the soil around the base of each plant to protect the roots.
2. put soil around plants to support their growth
   The gardener hilled the soil around the base of the tomato plants to protect their roots.