- hotfoots
- v. hurry, run adv. quickly, with speed
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
hotfoots
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hotfoot — I. adverb Date: 14th century in haste II. intransitive verb Date: 1896 to go hotfoot ; hurry usually used with it III. noun (plural hotfoots) Date: 1934 a practi … New Collegiate Dictionary
hotfoot — /hot foot /, n., pl. hotfoots, v., adv. n. 1. a practical joke in which a match, inserted surreptitiously between the sole and upper of the victim s shoe, is lighted and allowed to burn down. v.i. 2. Informal. to go in great haste; walk or run… … Universalium
hotfoot — ☆ ☆ hotfoot [hät′foot΄] adv. [ME hot fot] Informal in great haste vi. Informal to hurry; hasten n. pl. hotfoots the prank of secretly inserting a match between the sole and upper of a victim s shoe and then lighting it ☆ hotfoot it Informal to… … English World dictionary
