hotfoot

[ hot-foot ]

/ ˈhɒtˌfʊt /

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noun, plural hot·foots.

a practical joke in which a match, inserted surreptitiously between the sole and upper of the victim's shoe, is lighted and allowed to burn down.

verb (used without object)

Informal. to go in great haste; walk or run hurriedly or rapidly (often followed by it): to hotfoot it to the bus stop.

adverb

with great speed in going; in haste.

Origin of hotfoot

1250–1300; Middle English hot fot (adv.). See hot, foot

Words nearby hotfoot

hotel rack, Hotere, hot fence, hot flash, hot flush, hotfoot, hotfoot it, hothead, hotheaded, hothouse, hothouse lamb

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Example sentences from the Web for hotfoot

It been so hot, I hate to hotfoot it nine miles to Winnsboro and huff dat same distance back on a hot summer day.
Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves|Work Projects Administration
As by one impulse they tore through the door and made, hotfoot, for the Long Branch.
The Sunset Trail|Alfred Henry Lewis
"Let's hotfoot it down to the African village and see what the movies are doing that is interesting today," she proposed.
Her Father's Daughter|Gene Stratton-Porter
Seize horses or even asses for your men, and ride in hotfoot.
Told in the East|Talbot Mundy

Just you stir your stumps and hotfoot a slug of square-faced gin into me if you know what's for your own best good.'
The Best Short Stories of 1919|Various

British Dictionary definitions for hotfoot

hotfoot

/ (ˈhɒtˌfʊt) /

adverb

with all possible speed; quickly

verb

to move quickly

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单词	hotfoot
释义	hotfoot [ hot-foot ] / ˈhɒtˌfʊt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR hotfoot ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural hot·foots. a practical joke in which a match, inserted surreptitiously between the sole and upper of the victim's shoe, is lighted and allowed to burn down. verb (used without object) Informal. to go in great haste; walk or run hurriedly or rapidly (often followed by it): to hotfoot it to the bus stop. adverb with great speed in going; in haste. Origin of hotfoot 1250–1300; Middle English hot fot (adv.). See hot, foot Words nearby hotfoot hotel rack, Hotere, hot fence, hot flash, hot flush, hotfoot, hotfoot it, hothead, hotheaded, hothouse, hothouse lamb Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for hotfoot It been so hot, I hate to hotfoot it nine miles to Winnsboro and huff dat same distance back on a hot summer day. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves\|Work Projects Administration As by one impulse they tore through the door and made, hotfoot, for the Long Branch. The Sunset Trail\|Alfred Henry Lewis "Let's hotfoot it down to the African village and see what the movies are doing that is interesting today," she proposed. Her Father's Daughter\|Gene Stratton-Porter Seize horses or even asses for your men, and ride in hotfoot. Told in the East\|Talbot Mundy Just you stir your stumps and hotfoot a slug of square-faced gin into me if you know what's for your own best good.' The Best Short Stories of 1919\|Various British Dictionary definitions for hotfoot hotfoot / (ˈhɒtˌfʊt) / adverb with all possible speed; quickly verb to move quickly 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 Words related to hotfoot fly, streak, run, clip, zip, gallop, tear, zoom, dart, dash, race, scoot, hurtle, sprint, speed, barrel, bolt, boogie, burn rubber, hightail it
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hotfoot

noun, plural hot·foots.

verb (used without object)

adverb

Origin of hotfoot

Words nearby hotfoot

Example sentences from the Web for hotfoot

British Dictionary definitions for hotfoot

adverb

verb

Words related to hotfoot