hotfoot English

Meaning hotfoot meaning

What does hotfoot mean?

hotfoot

— adverb without delay; speedily sent ambassadors hotfoot to the Turks — Francis Hackett drove hotfoot for Boston

— noun a practical joke that involves inserting a match surreptitiously between the sole and upper of the victim's shoe and then lighting it

— verb (= rush, race) move fast He rushed down the hall to receive his guests The cars raced down the street

Synonyms hotfoot synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as hotfoot?

hotfoot English » English

step on it

speed

rush along

rush

race

hasten

pelt along

hie

cannonball along

bucket along

belt along

whisk

rushedly

rashly

quickly

perfunctorily

hurriedly

hot-hoof

hastily

hastely

flash

fast

dash