Hill

n. [A-S. hill, hyll, hyl. O. D. hille, hil. L. Ger. hull, grashull. O. Eng. hul, hel, allied to Lat. collis. Cf. Ger. hügel, M. H. Ger. huvel, D. heuvel, O. D. hovel, Icel. hill.]

1Sense 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.

2Sense 2. The earth raised about the root of a plant or cluster of plants. [U. S.]

3Sense 3. A single cluster or group of plants growing close together, and having the earth heaped up about them; as, a hill of maize or potatoes. [U. S.]

v. t. [imp. & p. p. HILLED; p. pr. & vb. n. HILLING.] 1. To surround with earth; as, to hill corn. Squanto showed them how to plant and hill it. Palfrey. 2. To cover. [Obs.] See HILL.