hotfoot
Use Hotfoot in a sentence
noun
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.
verb (used without object)
2.
Informal. to go in great haste; walk or run hurriedly or rapidly (often followed by it ): to hotfoot it to the bus stop.
adverb
3.
with great speed in going; in haste.
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hotfoot (ˈhɒtˌfʊt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adv | |
| 1. | with all possible speed; quickly |
| —vb | |
| 2. | to move quickly |
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Hotfoot
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Example sentences
They joke about giving her a hotfoot with matches when she dozes.
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