uphill vs upgrade

upgrade vs uphill

uphill and upgrade both are nouns.

uphill is an adjective but upgrade is not an adjective.

uphill is not a verb while upgrade is a verb.

uphill is an adverb but upgrade is not an adverb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
uphill	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
upgrade	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, upgrade is a hypernym of uphill; that is, upgrade is a word with a broader meaning than uphill:

uphill: the upward slope of a hill
upgrade: an upward slope or grade (as in a road)

Other hypernyms of uphill include acclivity, ascent, climb, raise, rise.

uphill (noun)	upgrade (noun)
the upward slope of a hill	the act of improving something (especially machinery) by raising it to a higher grade (as by adding or replacing components)
	hardware that provides better performance than an earlier version did
	the property possessed by a slope or surface that rises
	a reservation that is improved
	software that provides better performance than an earlier version did
	an upward slope or grade (as in a road)

uphill (adjective)	upgrade (adjective)
sloping upward

uphill (verb)	upgrade (verb)
	to improve what was old or outdated
	give better travel conditions to
	get better travel conditions
	rate higher; raise in value or esteem
	give a promotion to or assign to a higher position

uphill (adverb)	upgrade (adverb)
upward on a hill or incline
against difficulties

Difference between uphill and upgrade

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