hotfootv.

Brit.

/ˈhɒtfʊt/,

/ˌhɒtˈfʊt/, U.S.

/ˈhɑtˌfʊt/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: hot adj., foot v.

Etymology: < hot adj. + foot v., after hotfoot adv. Compare earlier hot foot n., hot-footed adj.

colloquial (originally U.S.).

1. intransitive. To go hotfoot; to make haste. Also (occasionally) transitive, with it, or in to hotfoot one's way.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > rate of motion > swiftness > swift movement in specific manner > move swiftly in specific manner [verb (intransitive)] > move with urgent speed

rempeOE

fuseOE

rakeOE

hiec1175

i-fusec1275

rekec1275

hastec1300

pellc1300

platc1300

startc1300

buskc1330

rapc1330

rapec1330

skip1338

firk1340

chase1377

raikc1390

to hie one's waya1400

catchc1400

start?a1505

spur1513

hasten1534

to make speed1548

post1553

hurry1602

scud1602

curry1608

to put on?1611

properate1623

post-haste1628

whirryc1630

dust1650

kite1854

to get a move on1888

to hump it1888

belt1890

to get (or put) one's skates on1895

hotfoot1896

to rattle one's dags1968

shimmy1969

1896 G. Ade Artie iii. 22 I hot-foots up to the dance.

1896 G. Ade Artie xvii. 154 I'll come hot-footin' in here with my knee-pants and a dinky coat.

1906 Dial. Notes 3 141 Hotfoot it, to hasten.

1911 R. D. Saunders Col. Todhunter ii. 34 Great Scott and Maria, you must have hot-footed it away from your vittles, young man!

1934 J. O'Hara Appointment in Samarra (1935) vii. 214 When O'Dowd did hear..he would hot-foot out to Quilty and make the sale.

1951 Manch. Guardian Weekly 18 Jan. 15 He short-circuits Mr. Kingley's pedestrian approach and makes a bee-line for Koestler's original like the prodigal hot-footing it home.

2000 R. Anderson Slight Return in Ice Age 175 Jimi hotfooted his way down the corridor, solely for the sake of his own entertainment.

2001 C. Glazebrook Madolescents 25 I grab my leather jacket, hotfoot downstairs and hoy a couple of Solpadeines down my throat to kill the curse-cramps.

2. transitive. To pursue closely; to chase or convey at a rapid pace.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > progressive motion > order of movement > following behind > follow [verb (transitive)] > follow closely

to foot and handc1300

to follow foot-hot1513

shadow1602

tantony1675

to stick to ——1801

to tread or follow on the kibes of1820

bedog1858

tag1884

hotfoot1902

1902 Leather Workers Jrnl. Dec. 149/1 Keep an eye on them, boys, and ‘hot foot’ them if you get a chance.

1927 Messenger 9 94/1 Yes, boy, but suppose des white folks hot-foot you off des cars?

1971 Yuma (Arizona) Daily Sun 7 Oct. 24/2 A young female reporter..hotfooted them up to the Herald office on 2nd Street to be printed.

2013 G. Morris River Palace ii. 31 Do I need to hotfoot you back to Natchez to report yourself undeserted?

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

hotfootadv.adj.

Brit.

/ˌhɒtˈfʊt/, U.S.

/ˈhɑtˌfʊt/

Forms: see hot adj. and n.¹ and foot n. and int.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: hot adj., foot n.

Etymology: < hot adj. + foot n., after Anglo-Norman chalt pas, chaupas and Old French chaut pas immediately, without delay (12th cent.), in great haste, hastily (mid 13th cent. or earlier in Anglo-Norman). Compare foot-hot adv. and see discussion at that entry.Also attested early as surname: Ida Hotfot (1311), John Hotfot (1312).

A. adv.

With eager or rapid pace; in great haste; hastily.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > rate of motion > swiftness > swift movement in specific manner > [adverb] > swiftly and urgently

belivec1175

hyinglya1225

hastilyc1275

rapelya1300

hastivelyc1300

hotfootc1300

foot-hotc1330

derflya1400

post1549

hastyc1550

post-haste1597

hastefully1813

c1300 Body & Soul (Laud Misc. 108) (1889) 63 Ȝwan tho fendes hot fot Come to fette me away.

c1540 J. Bellenden tr. H. Boece Hyst. & Cron. Scotl. x. v. f. 136/1 King Athelstane..followit hait fute on the Pichtis.

1577 R. Stanyhurst Treat. Descr. Irelande vi. f. 21/1, in R. Holinshed Chron. I The baron of Ophalye..was no sooner enshoared, then Uescy..was imbarct, making as hote foote after the baron as he coulde.

1647 J. Trapp Comm. Evangelists & Acts (Matt. vi. 12) An evil conscience..follows him up..like a blood-hound, hot foot.

1659 Maze 45 But to follow thee hot-foot in thy own path; and trace thee in thine own track; I mean to take a little paines with thee.

1741 Geogr. & Hist. Descr. Principal Objects War in W.-Indies 27 The Spaniards were obliged to abandon the Pass to the English, who followed them hot-foot into the Town, without giving them any breathing-time.

1772 W. O'Brien Cross Purposes i. iii. 22 Why, who should I meet but our friend Ben Coolen coming hot foot to you from the India-house.

1827 J. Barrington Personal Sketches Own Times I. 154 If your honour's in a hurry, I can run on hot foot, and tell the squire your honour's galloping after me.

1893 R. L. Stevenson Catriona i. 4 To go to him hot-foot from Appin's agent.

1914 H. H. Peerless Diary 31 May in Brief Jolly Change (2003) 177 With the aid of my strong arm and strong umbrella we crawled back to the hotel. Then off I went hot-foot to find a chemist.

1962 C. M. Turnbull Forest People xv. 274 We met Madyadya coming hotfoot from the direction of the village.

1994 Sunday Times 6 Mar. ix. 52/1 This brilliantly imaginative show by Theatre de Complicite will send me hotfoot to read John Berger's story on which it is based.

B. adj.

Swift, speedy; that acts with haste or promptness.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > rapidity or speed of action or operation > [adjective] > acting with haste

hotfoot1582

1582 R. Stanyhurst tr. Virgil First Foure Bookes Æneis ii. 42 A trampling sudden of hoat foot Soldours vs chased.

1804 J. Collins Scripscrapologia 84 Old Time speeds on apace, His sport and prey to make us, With hasty strides, and hot-foot chace, Determin'd to o'ertake us.

1874 A. C. Swinburne Bothwell iii. iv. 276 Here is a letter by a hot-foot post Brought from Sir William Drury.

1904 ‘O. Henry’ Cabbages & Kings v. 90 He was private secretary of the late hot-foot president of this grocery and fruit stand that they call a country.

1940 C. Day Lewis tr. Virgil Georgics i. 28 If you observe the hotfoot sun and the moon's phases, To-morrow will never cheat you.

2004 Plain Dealer (Cleveland, Ohio) (Nexis) 23 Aug. c1 It will take many more hot-foot journeys..to equal Greene.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	hotfoot
释义	hotfootv. Brit. /ˈhɒtfʊt/, /ˌhɒtˈfʊt/, U.S. /ˈhɑtˌfʊt/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: hot adj., foot v. Etymology: < hot adj. + foot v., after hotfoot adv. Compare earlier hot foot n., hot-footed adj. colloquial (originally U.S.). 1. intransitive. To go hotfoot; to make haste. Also (occasionally) transitive, with it, or in to hotfoot one's way. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > rate of motion > swiftness > swift movement in specific manner > move swiftly in specific manner [verb (intransitive)] > move with urgent speed rempeOE fuseOE rakeOE hiec1175 i-fusec1275 rekec1275 hastec1300 pellc1300 platc1300 startc1300 buskc1330 rapc1330 rapec1330 skip1338 firk1340 chase1377 raikc1390 to hie one's waya1400 catchc1400 start?a1505 spur1513 hasten1534 to make speed1548 post1553 hurry1602 scud1602 curry1608 to put on?1611 properate1623 post-haste1628 whirryc1630 dust1650 kite1854 to get a move on1888 to hump it1888 belt1890 to get (or put) one's skates on1895 hotfoot1896 to rattle one's dags1968 shimmy1969 1896 G. Ade Artie iii. 22 I hot-foots up to the dance. 1896 G. Ade Artie xvii. 154 I'll come hot-footin' in here with my knee-pants and a dinky coat. 1906 Dial. Notes 3 141 Hotfoot it, to hasten. 1911 R. D. Saunders Col. Todhunter ii. 34 Great Scott and Maria, you must have hot-footed it away from your vittles, young man! 1934 J. O'Hara Appointment in Samarra (1935) vii. 214 When O'Dowd did hear..he would hot-foot out to Quilty and make the sale. 1951 Manch. Guardian Weekly 18 Jan. 15 He short-circuits Mr. Kingley's pedestrian approach and makes a bee-line for Koestler's original like the prodigal hot-footing it home. 2000 R. Anderson Slight Return in Ice Age 175 Jimi hotfooted his way down the corridor, solely for the sake of his own entertainment. 2001 C. Glazebrook Madolescents 25 I grab my leather jacket, hotfoot downstairs and hoy a couple of Solpadeines down my throat to kill the curse-cramps. 2. transitive. To pursue closely; to chase or convey at a rapid pace. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > progressive motion > order of movement > following behind > follow [verb (transitive)] > follow closely to foot and handc1300 to follow foot-hot1513 shadow1602 tantony1675 to stick to ——1801 to tread or follow on the kibes of1820 bedog1858 tag1884 hotfoot1902 1902 Leather Workers Jrnl. Dec. 149/1 Keep an eye on them, boys, and ‘hot foot’ them if you get a chance. 1927 Messenger 9 94/1 Yes, boy, but suppose des white folks hot-foot you off des cars? 1971 Yuma (Arizona) Daily Sun 7 Oct. 24/2 A young female reporter..hotfooted them up to the Herald office on 2nd Street to be printed. 2013 G. Morris River Palace ii. 31 Do I need to hotfoot you back to Natchez to report yourself undeserted? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online June 2022). hotfootadv.adj. Brit. /ˌhɒtˈfʊt/, U.S. /ˈhɑtˌfʊt/ Forms: see hot adj. and n.¹ and foot n. and int. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: hot adj., foot n. Etymology: < hot adj. + foot n., after Anglo-Norman chalt pas, chaupas and Old French chaut pas immediately, without delay (12th cent.), in great haste, hastily (mid 13th cent. or earlier in Anglo-Norman). Compare foot-hot adv. and see discussion at that entry.Also attested early as surname: Ida Hotfot (1311), John Hotfot (1312). A. adv. With eager or rapid pace; in great haste; hastily. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > rate of motion > swiftness > swift movement in specific manner > [adverb] > swiftly and urgently belivec1175 hyinglya1225 hastilyc1275 rapelya1300 hastivelyc1300 hotfootc1300 foot-hotc1330 derflya1400 post1549 hastyc1550 post-haste1597 hastefully1813 c1300 Body & Soul (Laud Misc. 108) (1889) 63 Ȝwan tho fendes hot fot Come to fette me away. c1540 J. Bellenden tr. H. Boece Hyst. & Cron. Scotl. x. v. f. 136/1 King Athelstane..followit hait fute on the Pichtis. 1577 R. Stanyhurst Treat. Descr. Irelande vi. f. 21/1, in R. Holinshed Chron. I The baron of Ophalye..was no sooner enshoared, then Uescy..was imbarct, making as hote foote after the baron as he coulde. 1647 J. Trapp Comm. Evangelists & Acts (Matt. vi. 12) An evil conscience..follows him up..like a blood-hound, hot foot. 1659 Maze 45 But to follow thee hot-foot in thy own path; and trace thee in thine own track; I mean to take a little paines with thee. 1741 Geogr. & Hist. Descr. Principal Objects War in W.-Indies 27 The Spaniards were obliged to abandon the Pass to the English, who followed them hot-foot into the Town, without giving them any breathing-time. 1772 W. O'Brien Cross Purposes i. iii. 22 Why, who should I meet but our friend Ben Coolen coming hot foot to you from the India-house. 1827 J. Barrington Personal Sketches Own Times I. 154 If your honour's in a hurry, I can run on hot foot, and tell the squire your honour's galloping after me. 1893 R. L. Stevenson Catriona i. 4 To go to him hot-foot from Appin's agent. 1914 H. H. Peerless Diary 31 May in Brief Jolly Change (2003) 177 With the aid of my strong arm and strong umbrella we crawled back to the hotel. Then off I went hot-foot to find a chemist. 1962 C. M. Turnbull Forest People xv. 274 We met Madyadya coming hotfoot from the direction of the village. 1994 Sunday Times 6 Mar. ix. 52/1 This brilliantly imaginative show by Theatre de Complicite will send me hotfoot to read John Berger's story on which it is based. B. adj. Swift, speedy; that acts with haste or promptness. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > rapidity or speed of action or operation > [adjective] > acting with haste hotfoot1582 1582 R. Stanyhurst tr. Virgil First Foure Bookes Æneis ii. 42 A trampling sudden of hoat foot Soldours vs chased. 1804 J. Collins Scripscrapologia 84 Old Time speeds on apace, His sport and prey to make us, With hasty strides, and hot-foot chace, Determin'd to o'ertake us. 1874 A. C. Swinburne Bothwell iii. iv. 276 Here is a letter by a hot-foot post Brought from Sir William Drury. 1904 ‘O. Henry’ Cabbages & Kings v. 90 He was private secretary of the late hot-foot president of this grocery and fruit stand that they call a country. 1940 C. Day Lewis tr. Virgil Georgics i. 28 If you observe the hotfoot sun and the moon's phases, To-morrow will never cheat you. 2004 Plain Dealer (Cleveland, Ohio) (Nexis) 23 Aug. c1 It will take many more hot-foot journeys..to equal Greene. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1896adv.adj.c1300
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