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hot·foot
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noun,
plural
-foots,
verb, adverb
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.
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to bark; yelp.
to steal or take dishonestly (money, esp. public funds, or property entrusted to one's care); embezzle.
to chew (food) slowly and thoroughly.
to swindle, cheat, hoodwink, or hoax.
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adverb
3.
with great speed in going; in haste.
Origin:
1250–1300;
Middle English
hot fot
(adv.).
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hotfoot
(ˈhɒtˌfʊt)
—
adv
1.
with all possible speed; quickly
—
vb
2.
to move quickly
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