hightail

[ hahy-teyl ]
/ ˈhaɪˌteɪl /

verb (used without object) Informal.

to go away or leave rapidly: Last we saw of him, he was hightailing down the street.

Idioms for hightail

    hightail it, hurry; rush; scamper: Hightail it down to the grocery store and buy some bread for lunch.

Origin of hightail

1885–90, Americanism; high + tail1, in reference to the raised tails of fleeing animals, as deer or rabbits

Words nearby hightail

highmore's body, highness, highroad, highsmith, hight, hightail, hightail it, highty-tighty, highveld, highwall, highway

Example sentences from the Web for high-tail

  • High-Tail, having eaten the carrot, decided to go elsewhere.

    Partners of Chance |Henry Herbert Knibbs

  • When they arrived, High-Tail had made his third round of the corral, with Jimmy still attached to the rope.

    Partners of Chance |Henry Herbert Knibbs

  • I jest held my loop in front of some carrots and High-Tail shoves his head into it.

    Partners of Chance |Henry Herbert Knibbs

  • So, as I was saying, we swipe two single-seaters from their trick airdrome and high-tail for the Russian front.

    Dave Dawson on the Russian Front |R. Sidney Bowen

British Dictionary definitions for high-tail

hightail
/ (ˈhaɪˌteɪl) /

verb

(intr) informal, mainly US and Canadian to go or move in a great hurry Also: hightail it