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| clear out |
to go away, esp. in haste. [1/2 definitions] |
| dispatch |
a communication sent with haste or speed, such as a news bulletin. [1/7 definitions] |
| hop1 |
(informal) to get aboard (a commercial vehicle such as an airplane or taxi), esp. in haste; jump aboard. [1/7 definitions] |
| hotfoot |
to move in haste, usually to avoid trouble or danger; hurry. [2/3 definitions] |
| hotfoot it |
to move away with haste on foot, usually to avoid trouble or danger. |
| hurry |
to cause or urge (someone) to do something with undue haste. [2/4 definitions] |
| madly |
in frantic haste or desperation. [1/3 definitions] |
| pop off |
to say something in haste and without forethought, usu. in a burst of anger. [1/3 definitions] |
| rush1 |
to carry, drive, or cause to move with great haste. [3/12 definitions] |
| skip |
(informal) to leave secretly and in haste (often fol. by "out"). [1/10 definitions] |
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