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hot·foot
(hŏt′fo͝ot′)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
(ˈhɒtˌfʊt)adv
with all possible speed; quickly
vb
to move quickly
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hot•foot
(ˈhɒtˌfʊt)n., pl. -foots, n.
1. a practical joke in which a match is inserted surreptitiously in the victim's shoe and then lighted.
v.i. 2. to go in great haste (often fol. by it): to hotfoot it to the bank.
adv. 3. in haste: to run hotfoot to class.
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hotfoot
Past participle: hotfooted
Gerund: hotfooting
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| Noun | 1. | hotfoot - a practical joke that involves inserting a match surreptitiously between the sole and upper of the victim's shoe and then lighting it practical joke - a prank or trick played on a person (especially one intended to make the victim appear foolish) |
| Verb | 1. |  hotfoot - move fast; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street"belt along, bucket along, cannonball along, hie, pelt along, race, rush, rush along, speed, step on it, hasten go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" shoot down, tear, buck, charge, shoot - move quickly and violently; "The car tore down the street"; "He came charging into my office" |
| Adv. | 1. | hotfoot - without delay; speedily; "sent ambassadors hotfoot to the Turks"- Francis Hackett; "drove hotfoot for Boston" |
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hotfoot
hot-footadverb speedily, quickly, hastily, hurriedly, helter-skelter, pell-mell, posthaste Today's harassed hostess arrives hotfoot from the office.
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hotfoot
verb1. Informal. To leave hastily:
2. Informal. To move swiftly:
bolt, bucket, bustle, dart, dash, festinate, flash, fleet, flit, fly, haste, hasten, hurry, hustle, pelt, race, rocket, run, rush, sail, scoot, scour, shoot, speed, sprint, tear, trot, whirl, whisk, whiz, wing, zip, zoom.
Informal: rip.
Chiefly British: nip.
Idioms: get a move on, get cracking, go like lightning, go like the wind, hotfoot it, make haste, make time, make tracks, run like the wind, shake a leg, step on it.
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Translations
بِسُرْعَه
kvapem
med benene på nakken
í snarhasti
aceleyletelâşla
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hot
(hot) adjective1. having or causing a great deal of heat. a hot oven; That water is hot.
2. very warm. a hot day; Running makes me feel hot.
3. (of food) having a sharp, burning taste. a hot curry.
4. easily made angry. a hot temper.
5. recent; fresh. hot news.
ˈhotly adverb1. eagerly; quickly. The thieves were hotly pursued by the police.
2. angrily; passionately. The accusations were hotly denied.
hot air boastful words, promises that will not be kept etc. Most of what he said was just hot air.
ˌhot-ˈblooded adjective passionate; having strong feelings. hot-blooded young men.
hot dog a hot sausage sandwich.
ˈhotfoot adverb in a great hurry. He arrived hotfoot from the meeting.
ˈhothead noun a hotheaded person.
ˌhotˈheaded adjective easily made angry; inclined to act suddenly and without sufficient thought.
ˈhothouse noun a glass-house kept warm for growing plants in. He grows orchids in his hothouse.
ˈhot-plate noun1. the part of a cooker on which food is heated for cooking.
2. a portable heated plate of metal etc for keeping plates of food etc hot.
be in hot water, get into hot water to be in or get into trouble.
hot up – past tense, past participle ˈhotted – verb to increase; to become more exciting etc.
in hot pursuit chasing as fast as one can. The thief ran off, with the shopkeeper in hot pursuit.
like hot cakes very quickly. These books are selling like hot cakes.
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