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–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 fol. by it): to hotfoot it to the bus stop.

–adverb

3.	with great speed in going; in haste.

[Origin: 1250–1300; ME hot fot (adv.). See hot, foot

]

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hot·foot Audio Help   (hŏt'fŏŏt') Pronunciation Key
intr.v.   hot·foot·ed, hot·foot·ing, hot·foots Informal
To go in haste. Often used with it: hotfoot it out of town.

adv.   In haste.

n.   pl. hot·foots
The practical joke of lighting a match that has been secretly inserted between the sole and upper of a victim's shoe.

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hotfoot
adverb
1.	without delay; speedily; "sent ambassadors hotfoot to the Turks"- Francis Hackett; "drove hotfoot for Boston"
noun
1.	a practical joke that involves inserting a match surreptitiously between the sole and upper of the victim's shoe and then lighting it
verb
1.	move fast; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street" [ant: dawdle]

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ˈhotfoot adverb

in a great hurry
Example: He arrived hotfoot from the meeting.

Arabic:	بِسُرْعَه
Chinese (Simplified):	匆忙地
Chinese (Traditional):	匆忙地
Czech:	kvapem
Danish:	med benene på nakken
Dutch:	haastig
Estonian:	tulisi jalu
Finnish:	kiireen vilkkaa
French:	à toute allure
German:	schleunigst
Greek:	βιαστικά
Hungarian:	lóhalálában
Icelandic:	í snarhasti
Indonesian:	tergesagesa
Italian:	in fretta e furia

Japanese:	大急ぎで
Korean:	급히 서둘러
Latvian:	ātri; steigšus
Lithuanian:	galvotrūkčiais
Norwegian:	sporenstreks, i stor hast
Polish:	śpiesznie
Portuguese (Brazil):	apressadamente
Portuguese (Portugal):	apressado
Romanian:	în mare grabă
Russian:	поспешно
Slovak:	rýchlo, náhlivo
Slovenian:	naglo
Spanish:	corriendo, con mucha prisa, a toda velocidad
Swedish:	i största hast
Turkish:	aceleyle, telâşla