"king of the hill" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-king of the hill.ogg Forms: kings of the hill [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|kings of the hill}} king of the hill (plural kings of the hill)
  1. (uncountable) A children's game in which one player stands on top of a hill or other location atop an incline, and attempts to repel other players whose goal is to capture his position. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Games Synonyms: king of the castle Translations (children's game): শাহে টিলা (śahe ṭila) (Bengali), kukkulan kuningas (Finnish), царь горы (carʹ gory) [masculine] (Russian), herre på täppan (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-king_of_the_hill-en-noun-KnWUgWfn Disambiguation of Games: 71 20 9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bengali translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 87 4 9 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 81 9 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 89 5 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 91 4 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Bengali translations: 47 12 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 72 12 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 81 9 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 74 11 15 Disambiguation of "children's game": 93 5 3
  2. (countable) The player in this game who stands atop the hill. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-king_of_the_hill-en-noun-f~-BOwmi Categories (other): Terms with Bengali translations Disambiguation of Terms with Bengali translations: 47 12 41
  3. (idiomatic, by extension) A person who has achieved a measure of success and is considered to be a leader in his field. Tags: broadly, idiomatic Synonyms: important person
    Sense id: en-king_of_the_hill-en-noun-qdk210w5 Categories (other): Terms with Bengali translations Disambiguation of Terms with Bengali translations: 47 12 41

Inflected forms

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