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noun, plural -foots, verb, adverb | 1. | 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. |
| 2. | Informal. to go in great haste; walk or run hurriedly or rapidly (often fol. by it): to hotfoot it to the bus stop. |
| 3. | with great speed in going; in haste. |