What is "hotfoot" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does hotfoot mean in English? Meaning of hotfoot definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "hotfoot" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "hotfoot": a practical joke that involves inserting a match surreptitiously between the sole and upper of the victim's shoe and then lighting it

Noun

  • Meaning: a practical joke that involves inserting a match surreptitiously between the sole and upper of the victim's shoe and then lighting it
  • Synonyms: hotfoot
  • Hypernyms: practical joke
  • Meaning of "hotfoot": move fast

    Verb

  • Meaning: move fast
  • Example: He rushed down the hall to receive his guests The cars raced down the street
  • Synonyms: belt along bucket along cannonball along hasten hie hotfoot pelt along race rush rush along speed step on it
  • Hyponyms: barge buck charge dart dash flash push forward scoot scud shoot shoot down tear thrust ahead
  • Hypernyms: go locomote move travel
  • Antonyms: dawdle linger
  • Also see: accelerate quicken speed speed up
  • Meaning of "hotfoot": without delay; speedily

    Adverb

  • Meaning: without delay; speedily
  • Example: sent ambassadors hotfoot to the Turks drove hotfoot for Boston
  • Synonyms: hotfoot
  • Synonyms:

    fly, streak, run, clip, zip, gallop, tear, zoom, dart, dash, race, scoot, hurtle, sprint, speed, barrel, bolt, burn rubber, boogie, go like a bat out of hell, hightail it, make haste,

    Antonyms:

    walk, decelerate, slow, wait, dawdle, stay, halt,

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