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hotfoot

[hot-foot] / ˈhɒtˌfʊt /
VERB
hurry
Synonyms
STRONG
barrel bolt boogie clip dart dash fly gallop hurtle race run scoot speed sprint streak tear zip zoom
WEAK
burn rubber go like a bat out of hell hightail it make haste
Antonyms
STRONG
decelerate halt slow stay wait walk
WEAK
dawdle

Example Sentences

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They don’t all hotfoot it straight to the police station.

From Slate • May 20, 2023

I decided to take time off work the very next day and hotfoot it to Tel Aviv, to get ahead of any competitors.

From The New Yorker • Jan. 7, 2019

One measly hotfoot, and you are out on your butt.

From Washington Post • Jan. 23, 2015

And so they hotfoot it to Paris, leaving their new spouses behind in bewildered ignorance, determined to live sensibly together.

From New York Times • Nov. 18, 2011

"Wasn't it worth missing the contest to see Mr. Kravitz get that hotfoot?" he asked hopefully.

From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville