hightailverb
uk/ˈhaɪ.teɪl/us/ˈhaɪ.teɪl/mainly US informalhightail it
to leave or go somewhere in a great hurry:
As soon as I heard he was coming I hightailed it out of there.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Moving quickly
- beetle
- belt
- bob
- bowl down/along sth
- careen
- career
- glide
- gun
- leg
- outran
- pelt
- rush
- scamper
- scoot
- scrabble
- scramble
- scud
- shoot
- stampede
- trot
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