hotfoot

Leave in haste

Hotfoot means moving quickly, with urgency: She hotfooted it to the airport.

As an adverb, it describes hasty movement: He came hotfoot from the meeting.

A hotfoot is also a prank where a match is inserted into someone's shoe and lit, causing them to jump when the heat reaches their foot.

hurry

rush

Quick sudden movement

dashQuick burst or pinch
sprintBrief maximum-speed effort
boltThreaded rod for nuts

scurry · hustle · hasten · scramble · hightail · skedaddle · scamper · race · speed · quick

prank

gag

Mouth restraint or jest

jokeHumorous statement seeking laughter
jestHumorous remark or act
trickDeliberate deception

mischief · matchbook · dormitory · hazing · startle · surprise · jape · horseplay · practical joke

burning

blister

Fluid-filled skin swelling

scaldBurn with hot liquid
singeBurn the surface
searBurn the outside

char · burn · thermal · heat · scorching · painful · tender · inflamed · irritated · discomfort

Categories

speed adverbsquickly, fast, rapidly, swiftly, speedily
quick movementsdash, dart, sprint, rush, bolt
movementwalk, move, go, run, jump

Opposites

speed of movement

hotfootslowly

At reduced speed

leisurely · dawdle · amble · saunter · mosey

manner/deliberation

hotfootdeliberately

Done with intention

calculatingly · studiedly · circumspectly · methodically · tentatively

urgency/eagerness

hotfoothesitantly

With uncertain manner

reluctantly · tentatively · haltingly · falteringly · hesitatingly

Phrases

hotfoot itDepart with urgency

Family

hotfooting, hotfooted, hotfoots, hotfoot it

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Profile: Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G