Meaning Of The Word Hotfoot

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hotfoot
transitive verb: If you hotfoot it somewhere, you go there in a hurry.

hotfoot in American English
in great haste
the prank of secretly inserting a match between the sole and upper of a victim's shoe and then lighting it
to hurry; hasten
adverb: with great speed in going; in haste
intransitive verb: to go in great haste; walk or run hurriedly or rapidly
noun: 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

hotfoot in British English
adverb: with all possible speed; quickly
verb: to move quickly

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