high-tailv.

Brit.

/ˈhʌɪteɪl/, U.S.

/ˈhaɪˌteɪl/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: high adj., tail n.¹

Etymology: < high adj. + tail n.¹, with reference to the erect tails of some animals in flight.

colloquial (originally U.S.).

intransitive, and transitive with it. To run (quickly) away; to move or leave quickly. Chiefly with adverbial complement.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > rate of motion > swiftness > move swiftly [verb (intransitive)]

lakeOE

flyOE

runOE

scour13..

jace1393

hie1398

spina1400

fleetc1400

glentc1400

stripc1400

suea1450

carryc1450

speed1488

scud1532

streek1598

winga1616

to clip it1616

hackney1617

swifta1618

whirryc1630

dust1673

whew1684

race1702

stroke1735

cut1797

spank1807

skid1815

speela1818

crack1824

skimmer1824

slap1827

clip1832

skeet1838

marvel1841

lick1850

travel1850

rush1852

zip1852

sail1876

rabbit1887

move1906

high-tail1908

to ball the jack1914

buzz1914

shift1922

giddap1938

burn1942

hoosh1943

bomb1966

shred1977

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going away > go away [verb (intransitive)] > run away or flee

fleec825

afleeeOE

atrina1000

atfleec1000

to run awayOE

to turn to or into flighta1225

to turn the ridgec1225

atrenc1275

atshakec1275

to give backa1300

flemec1300

startc1330

to take (on oneself) the flighta1500

to take the back upon oneselfa1500

fly1523

to take (also betake) (oneself) to one's legs1530

to flee one's way1535

to take to one's heels1548

flought?1567

fuge1573

to turn taila1586

to run off1628

to take flighta1639

refugea1641

to run for it1642

to take leg1740

to give (also take) leg-bail1751

bail1775

sherry1788

to pull foot1792

fugitate1830

to tail off (out)1830

to take to flight1840

to break (strike, etc.) for (the) tall timber1845

guy1879

to give leg (or legs)1883

rabbit1887

to do a guy1889

high-tail1908

to have it on one's toes1958

1908 Pacific Monthly July 22/2 I done what come most natural;—I turned and high-tailed it down the draw for a promisin' mesquite tree.

1925 Amer. Speech 1 149/2 ‘I high-tailed out of there.’..‘High-tail’ comes straight from the plains where a mustang, when startled, erects his tail in a sudden, quick gesture and runs like the wind. So to make a sudden departure is to ‘high-tail’.

1946 Liberty 15 June 58/3 Put a scare into that female reporter all right yesterday. Said ‘Boo’! and she high-tailed like a scared rabbit.

1962 Listener 22 Mar. 524/2 The two of them high-tailed it for Oldham.

2008 G. Anderson Cityboy (2009) i. 21 Ignoring an urge to immediately hightail it out of there I sought out Banque Inutile's head of equities.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	high-tail
释义	high-tailv. Brit. /ˈhʌɪteɪl/, U.S. /ˈhaɪˌteɪl/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: high adj., tail n.¹ Etymology: < high adj. + tail n.¹, with reference to the erect tails of some animals in flight. colloquial (originally U.S.). intransitive, and transitive with it. To run (quickly) away; to move or leave quickly. Chiefly with adverbial complement. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > rate of motion > swiftness > move swiftly [verb (intransitive)] lakeOE flyOE runOE scour13.. jace1393 hie1398 spina1400 fleetc1400 glentc1400 stripc1400 suea1450 carryc1450 speed1488 scud1532 streek1598 winga1616 to clip it1616 hackney1617 swifta1618 whirryc1630 dust1673 whew1684 race1702 stroke1735 cut1797 spank1807 skid1815 speela1818 crack1824 skimmer1824 slap1827 clip1832 skeet1838 marvel1841 lick1850 travel1850 rush1852 zip1852 sail1876 rabbit1887 move1906 high-tail1908 to ball the jack1914 buzz1914 shift1922 giddap1938 burn1942 hoosh1943 bomb1966 shred1977 the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going away > go away [verb (intransitive)] > run away or flee fleec825 afleeeOE atrina1000 atfleec1000 to run awayOE to turn to or into flighta1225 to turn the ridgec1225 atrenc1275 atshakec1275 to give backa1300 flemec1300 startc1330 to take (on oneself) the flighta1500 to take the back upon oneselfa1500 fly1523 to take (also betake) (oneself) to one's legs1530 to flee one's way1535 to take to one's heels1548 flought?1567 fuge1573 to turn taila1586 to run off1628 to take flighta1639 refugea1641 to run for it1642 to take leg1740 to give (also take) leg-bail1751 bail1775 sherry1788 to pull foot1792 fugitate1830 to tail off (out)1830 to take to flight1840 to break (strike, etc.) for (the) tall timber1845 guy1879 to give leg (or legs)1883 rabbit1887 to do a guy1889 high-tail1908 to have it on one's toes1958 1908 Pacific Monthly July 22/2 I done what come most natural;—I turned and high-tailed it down the draw for a promisin' mesquite tree. 1925 Amer. Speech 1 149/2 ‘I high-tailed out of there.’..‘High-tail’ comes straight from the plains where a mustang, when startled, erects his tail in a sudden, quick gesture and runs like the wind. So to make a sudden departure is to ‘high-tail’. 1946 Liberty 15 June 58/3 Put a scare into that female reporter all right yesterday. Said ‘Boo’! and she high-tailed like a scared rabbit. 1962 Listener 22 Mar. 524/2 The two of them high-tailed it for Oldham. 2008 G. Anderson Cityboy (2009) i. 21 Ignoring an urge to immediately hightail it out of there I sought out Banque Inutile's head of equities. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1908
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