hotfoot

hot·foot

H0291800 (hŏt′fo͝ot′)intr.v. hot·foot·ed, hot·foot·ing, hot·foots Informal To go in haste. Often used with it: hotfoot it out of town.adv. In haste.n. pl. hot·foots The practical joke of lighting a match that has been secretly inserted between the sole and upper of a victim's shoe.

hotfoot

(ˈhɒtˌfʊt) advwith all possible speed; quicklyvbto move quickly

hot•foot

(ˈhɒtˌfʊt)

n., pl. -foots, n. 1. a practical joke in which a match is inserted surreptitiously in the victim's shoe and then lighted. v.i. 2. to go in great haste (often fol. by it): to hotfoot it to the bank. adv. 3. in haste: to run hotfoot to class.

hotfoot

Past participle: hotfooted
Gerund: hotfooting

Imperative
hotfoot
hotfoot

Present
I hotfoot
you hotfoot
he/she/it hotfoots
we hotfoot
you hotfoot
they hotfoot

Preterite
I hotfooted
you hotfooted
he/she/it hotfooted
we hotfooted
you hotfooted
they hotfooted

Present Continuous
I am hotfooting
you are hotfooting
he/she/it is hotfooting
we are hotfooting
you are hotfooting
they are hotfooting

Present Perfect
I have hotfooted
you have hotfooted
he/she/it has hotfooted
we have hotfooted
you have hotfooted
they have hotfooted

Past Continuous
I was hotfooting
you were hotfooting
he/she/it was hotfooting
we were hotfooting
you were hotfooting
they were hotfooting

Past Perfect
I had hotfooted
you had hotfooted
he/she/it had hotfooted
we had hotfooted
you had hotfooted
they had hotfooted

Future
I will hotfoot
you will hotfoot
he/she/it will hotfoot
we will hotfoot
you will hotfoot
they will hotfoot

Future Perfect
I will have hotfooted
you will have hotfooted
he/she/it will have hotfooted
we will have hotfooted
you will have hotfooted
they will have hotfooted

Future Continuous
I will be hotfooting
you will be hotfooting
he/she/it will be hotfooting
we will be hotfooting
you will be hotfooting
they will be hotfooting

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been hotfooting
you have been hotfooting
he/she/it has been hotfooting
we have been hotfooting
you have been hotfooting
they have been hotfooting

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been hotfooting
you will have been hotfooting
he/she/it will have been hotfooting
we will have been hotfooting
you will have been hotfooting
they will have been hotfooting

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been hotfooting
you had been hotfooting
he/she/it had been hotfooting
we had been hotfooting
you had been hotfooting
they had been hotfooting

Conditional
I would hotfoot
you would hotfoot
he/she/it would hotfoot
we would hotfoot
you would hotfoot
they would hotfoot

Past Conditional
I would have hotfooted
you would have hotfooted
he/she/it would have hotfooted
we would have hotfooted
you would have hotfooted
they would have hotfooted

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	hotfoot - a practical joke that involves inserting a match surreptitiously between the sole and upper of the victim's shoe and then lighting itpractical joke - a prank or trick played on a person (especially one intended to make the victim appear foolish)
Verb	1.	hotfoot - move fast; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street"belt along, bucket along, cannonball along, hie, pelt along, race, rush, rush along, speed, step on it, hastengo, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast"barge, push forward, thrust ahead - push one's way; "she barged into the meeting room"shoot down, tear, buck, charge, shoot - move quickly and violently; "The car tore down the street"; "He came charging into my office"dash, scoot, scud, dart, flash, shoot - run or move very quickly or hastily; "She dashed into the yard"
Adv.	1.	hotfoot - without delay; speedily; "sent ambassadors hotfoot to the Turks"- Francis Hackett; "drove hotfoot for Boston"

hotfoot

hot-footadverb speedily, quickly, hastily, hurriedly, helter-skelter, pell-mell, posthaste Today's harassed hostess arrives hotfoot from the office.

hotfoot

verb1. Informal. To leave hastily:bolt, get out, run.Informal: clear out, get, skedaddle.Slang: hightail, scram, vamoose.Idioms: beat it, hightail it, hotfoot it , make tracks.2. Informal. To move swiftly:bolt, bucket, bustle, dart, dash, festinate, flash, fleet, flit, fly, haste, hasten, hurry, hustle, pelt, race, rocket, run, rush, sail, scoot, scour, shoot, speed, sprint, tear, trot, whirl, whisk, whiz, wing, zip, zoom.Informal: rip.Slang: barrel, highball.Chiefly British: nip.Idioms: get a move on, get cracking, go like lightning, go like the wind, hotfoot it, make haste, make time, make tracks, run like the wind, shake a leg, step on it.

Translations

匆忙地

hot

(hot) adjective1. having or causing a great deal of heat. a hot oven; That water is hot. 熱的 热的2. very warm. a hot day; Running makes me feel hot. 天氣熱的，身體發熱的 极其暖和的3. (of food) having a sharp, burning taste. a hot curry. 辣的 辣的4. easily made angry. a hot temper. 暴躁的 急躁的5. recent; fresh. hot news. 最新的 最新的ˈhotly adverb1. eagerly; quickly. The thieves were hotly pursued by the police. 急切地 急切地2. angrily; passionately. The accusations were hotly denied. 憤怒地，激動地 愤怒地hot air boastful words, promises that will not be kept etc. Most of what he said was just hot air. 空話 空话ˌhot-ˈblooded adjective passionate; having strong feelings. hot-blooded young men. 熱情如火的，血氣方剛的 热情的，热血的，血气方刚的 hot dog a hot sausage sandwich. 熱狗 热狗（面包夹肠） ˈhotfoot adverb in a great hurry. He arrived hotfoot from the meeting. 極為匆忙地 匆忙地ˈhothead noun a hotheaded person. 性急的人 急性子的人ˌhotˈheaded adjective easily made angry; inclined to act suddenly and without sufficient thought. 性急的 急性子的ˈhothouse noun a glass-house kept warm for growing plants in. He grows orchids in his hothouse. 溫室 温室ˈhot-plate noun1. the part of a cooker on which food is heated for cooking. 烤盤 烤盘2. a portable heated plate of metal etc for keeping plates of food etc hot. 保溫盤 平底炊具be in hot water, get into hot water to be in or get into trouble. 陷入水深火熱 陷入困境hot up – past tense, past participle ˈhotted – verb to increase; to become more exciting etc. 增加，越來越激動 变热，变得激动起来 in hot pursuit chasing as fast as one can. The thief ran off, with the shopkeeper in hot pursuit. 緊追不捨 穷追不舍like hot cakes very quickly. These books are selling like hot cakes. 很快地 很快地