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hot·foot
hotfoot
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- pronunciation:
- hat
fUt
- parts of speech:
- noun, intransitive verb, adverb
- phrases:
- hotfoot it
part of speech: |
noun |
inflections: |
hotfoots |
definition: |
a practical joke in which a match is secretly placed between the sole and upper of someone's shoe and is lit.
It was common practice for the older boys to give any new boy in the group a hotfoot. |
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part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
inflections: |
hotfoots, hotfooting, hotfooted |
definition: |
to move in haste, usually to avoid trouble or danger; hurry.
You should have seen them hotfooting back to the car! |
related words: |
hasten, hurry, run, rush |
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part of speech: |
adverb |
definition: |
in great haste; quickly.
As soon as we got the check, we went hotfoot to the bank. |
related words: |
apace |
phrase: |
hotfoot it |
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