Defenition of the word hotfoot

• Defenition of the word hotfoot

  • To move fast.
  • without delay; speedily; "sent ambassadors hotfoot to the Turks"- Francis Hackett; "drove hotfoot for Boston"
  • step on it; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street"
  • a practical joke that involves inserting a match surreptitiously between the sole and upper of the victim's shoe and then lighting it
  • move fast
  • without delay; speedily

Synonyms for the word hotfoot

• • belt along
  • bucket along
  • cannonball along
  • hasten
  • hie
  • pelt along
  • race
  • rush
  • rush along
  • speed

Similar words in the hotfoot

• • accelerate
  • quicken
  • speed
  • speed up

Hyponyms for the word hotfoot

• • barge
  • buck
  • charge
  • dart
  • dash
  • flash
  • push forward
  • scoot
  • scud
  • shoot
  • shoot down
  • tear
  • thrust ahead

Hypernyms for the word hotfoot

• • go
  • locomote
  • move
  • practical joke
  • travel

Antonyms for the word hotfoot

• • dawdle
  • linger

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