English dictionary
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English noun: hotfoot | |||
| 1. | hotfoot (act) a practical joke that involves inserting a match surreptitiously between the sole and upper of the victim's shoe and then lighting it | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | practical joke | ||
English adverb: hotfoot | |||
| 1. | hotfoot without delay; speedily | ||
| Samples | Sent ambassadors hotfoot to the Turks. Drove hotfoot for Boston. | ||
English verb: hotfoot | |||
| 1. | hotfoot (motion) move fast | ||
| Samples | He rushed down the hall to receive his guests. The cars raced down the street. | ||
| Examples | They hotfoot up the hill | ||
| Synonyms | belt along, bucket along, cannonball along, hasten, hie, pelt along, race, rush, rush along, speed, step on it | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | go, locomote, move, travel | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | barge, buck, charge, dart, dash, flash, push forward, scoot, scud, shoot, shoot, shoot down, tear, thrust ahead | ||
| Antonyms | dawdle, linger | ||
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