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.
Words nearby hotfoot
hotel rack,
hotelier,
hotelkeeper,
hotelman,
hotere,
hotfoot,
hotfoot it,
hothead,
hotheaded,
hothouse,
hothouse lamb
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]