hotfoot

[ hot-foo t ]
/ ˈhɒtˌfʊt /

noun, plural hot·foots.

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.

verb (used without object)

Informal. to go in great haste; walk or run hurriedly or rapidly (often followed by it): to hotfoot it to the bus stop.

adverb

with great speed in going; in haste.

Origin of hotfoot

1250–1300; Middle English hot fot (adv.). See hot, foot

British Dictionary definitions for hotfoot it

hotfoot
/ (ˈhɒtˌfʊt) /

adverb

with all possible speed; quickly

verb

to move quickly

Idioms and Phrases with hotfoot it

hotfoot it

Go in haste, walk fast or run. For example, I'll have to hotfoot it to the airport if I'm to meet them. [Slang; c. 1900]