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Hotfoot has 7 different meanings across 3 categories:

Noun · Verb · Adverb

Definitions
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

2

The prank of secretly inserting a match between the sole and upper of a victim's shoe and then lighting it.

Verb
1

move hurridly

"He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"

"The cars raced down the street"

2

To run (a distance).

Adjective
1

Moving with haste or zeal.

Adverb
1

without delay; speedily

"sent ambassadors hotfoot to the Turks"

"drove hotfoot for Boston"

2

hastily; without delay.

Example Sentences
"He rushed down the hall to receive his guests" verb
"The cars raced down the street" verb
"sent ambassadors hotfoot to the Turks" adverb
"drove hotfoot for Boston" adverb
See Also
run hastily delay hotfoots
Related Terms
Antonyms
dawdle
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
practical joke travel
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
barge tear dart
Rhyming Words
oot zoot goot poot soot toot doot noot coot root koot hoot loot foot woot moot boot sloot snoot froot
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