单词 | hightail |
释义 | hightail[ hahy-teyl ] / ˈhaɪˌteɪl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR hightail ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used without object) Informal.to go away or leave rapidly:Last we saw of him, he was hightailing down the street. Idioms for hightailhightail it, Informal. hurry; rush; scamper: Hightail it down to the grocery store and buy some bread for lunch. Origin of hightailAn Americanism dating back to 1885–90; high + tail1, in reference to the raised tails of fleeing animals, as deer or rabbits Words nearby hightailHigh Street, high-strung, high style, hight, high table, hightail, hightail it, High Tatra, high tea, high-tech, high technology Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for hightail
British Dictionary definitions for hightailhightail / (ˈhaɪˌteɪl) / verb(intr) informal, mainly US and Canadian to go or move in a great hurryAlso: hightail it Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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