- hightailing
- v. leave quickly, hurry away
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
hightailing
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hightail — /huy tayl /, v.i. Informal. 1. to go away or leave rapidly: Last we saw of him, he was hightailing down the street. 2. hightail it, hurry; rush; scamper: Hightail it down to the grocery store and buy some bread for lunch. [1885 90, Amer.; HIGH +… … Universalium
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hightail — high|tail [ˈhaıteıl] v hightail it informal to leave a place quickly ▪ kids hightailing it down the street on their bikes … Dictionary of contemporary English
high-tail — (v.) also hightail move quickly, attested by 1890, U.S. slang from cattle ranches (animals fleeing with elevated tails); from HIGH (Cf. high) (adj.) + TAIL (Cf. tail) (n.). Related: Hightailed; hightailing … Etymology dictionary
hightail — verb hightail it informal to leave a place quickly: kids hightailing it down the street on their bikes … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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hightail — UK [ˈhaɪˌteɪl] / US verb [transitive] Word forms hightail : present tense I/you/we/they hightail he/she/it hightails present participle hightailing past tense hightailed past participle hightailed informal hightail it (up/down/along etc) to go… … English dictionary
hightail — high•tail [[t]ˈhaɪˌteɪl[/t]] v. i. Informal. inf to go away or leave rapidly: Last we saw of him, he was hightailing down the street[/ex] • hightail it Etymology: 1885–90, amer.; in reference to the raised tails of fleeing animals … From formal English to slang
