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(hɒtfʊt) also hot-foot

Word forms: hotfoots, hotfooting, hotfooted

transitive verb

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

[informal]

...a group of actors hotfooting it for the bar.

hotfoot in British English

(ˈhɒtˌfʊt)

adverb

with all possible speed; quickly

verb

to move quickly

hotfoot in American English

(ˈhɑtˌfʊt)

adverb

1. Informal

in great haste

verb intransitive US

2. Informal

to hurry; hasten

nounWord forms: plural ˈhotˌfoots US

the prank of secretly inserting a match between the sole and upper of a victim's shoe and then lighting it

Idioms:

hotfoot it

Word origin

ME hot fot

Examples of 'hotfoot' in a sentence
hotfoot

But let me assure you we would have come hotfoot out to help you in any event.Once we finish with the Lexus, Ernie and I will have to hotfoot it back to Bisbee.

Synonyms of 'hotfoot'

speedily, quickly, hastily, hurriedly

More Synonyms of hotfoot

(adverb) in the sense of speedily

Definition

with all possible speed

She arrived hotfoot from the office.

Synonyms

speedily

This review is being conducted as speedily as possible.

quickly

She turned and ran quickly up the stairs to the flat above.

hastily

I said goodnight hastily.

hurriedly

students hurriedly taking notes

helter-skelter

a panic-stricken crowd running helter-skelter

pell-mell

We all rushed pell-mell into the kitchen.

posthaste

The pilot decided to return to Farnborough post haste.

Additional synonyms

in the sense of hastily

I said goodnight hastily.

Synonyms

quickly,

fast,

rapidly,

promptly,

straightaway,

speedily,

apace (literary),

pronto (informal),

double-quick,

hotfoot,

pdq (slang),

posthaste

in the sense of helter-skelter

Definition

in a hurried or disorganized manner

a panic-stricken crowd running helter-skelter

Synonyms

wildly,

rashly,

anyhow,

headlong,

recklessly,

carelessly,

pell-mell

in the sense of hurriedly

students hurriedly taking notes

Synonyms

hastily,

quickly,

briskly,

speedily,

in a rush,

at the double,

hurry-scurry

Nearby words of
hotfoot

hotbed
hotch-potch
hotel
hotfoot
hothead
hothouse
hotly

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单词	hotfoot
释义	Trends of hotfoot View usage for: hotfoot (hɒtfʊt) also hot-foot Word forms: hotfoots, hotfooting, hotfooted transitive verb If you hotfoot it somewhere, you go there in a hurry. [informal] ...a group of actors hotfooting it for the bar. hotfoot in British English (ˈhɒtˌfʊt) adverb 1. with all possible speed; quickly verb 2. to move quickly hotfoot in American English (ˈhɑtˌfʊt) adverb 1. Informal in great haste verb intransitive US 2. Informal to hurry; hasten nounWord forms: plural ˈhotˌfoots US 3. the prank of secretly inserting a match between the sole and upper of a victim's shoe and then lighting it Idioms: hotfoot it Word origin ME hot fot Examples of 'hotfoot' in a sentence hotfoot But let me assure you we would have come hotfoot out to help you in any event. Dobbs, Michael THE TOUCH OF INNOCENTS (2001) Once we finish with the Lexus, Ernie and I will have to hotfoot it back to Bisbee. J.A. Jance DEVIL'S CLAW (2001) Synonyms of 'hotfoot' speedily, quickly, hastily, hurriedly More Synonyms of hotfoot (adverb) in the sense of speedily Definition with all possible speed She arrived hotfoot from the office. Synonyms speedily This review is being conducted as speedily as possible. quickly She turned and ran quickly up the stairs to the flat above. hastily I said goodnight hastily. hurriedly students hurriedly taking notes helter-skelter a panic-stricken crowd running helter-skelter pell-mell We all rushed pell-mell into the kitchen. posthaste The pilot decided to return to Farnborough post haste. Additional synonyms in the sense of hastily I said goodnight hastily. Synonyms quickly, fast, rapidly, promptly, straightaway, speedily, apace (literary), pronto (informal), double-quick, hotfoot, pdq (slang), posthaste in the sense of helter-skelter Definition in a hurried or disorganized manner a panic-stricken crowd running helter-skelter Synonyms wildly, rashly, anyhow, headlong, recklessly, carelessly, pell-mell in the sense of hurriedly students hurriedly taking notes Synonyms hastily, quickly, briskly, speedily, in a rush, at the double, hurry-scurry Nearby words of hotfoot hotbed hotch-potch hotel hotfoot hothead hothouse hotly Synonyms of 'hotfoot' hotfoot Explore 'hotfoot' in the dictionary
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