hotfoot Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun a practical joke that involves inserting a match surreptitiously between the sole and upper of the victim's shoe and then lighting it
   
2. verb move fast
   rush; bucket along; belt along; cannonball along; race; step on it; hie; hasten; speed; pelt along; rush along.
   
   • He rushed down the hall to receive his guests
   • The cars raced down the street
3. adverb without delay; speedily
   
   • sent ambassadors hotfoot to the Turks"- Francis Hackett
   • drove hotfoot for Boston

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