Moves with urgency
Hotfoots is the third-person singular verb form of hotfoot, meaning to move quickly or hurry: She hotfoots it to the store before closing.
As a plural noun, hotfoots refers to multiple instances of a prank where a match is inserted into someone's shoe and lit: The fraternity brothers were notorious for their hotfoots.
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Moves with urgency
Hotfoots is the third-person singular verb form of hotfoot, meaning to move quickly or hurry: She hotfoots it to the store before closing.
As a plural noun, hotfoots refers to multiple instances of a prank where a match is inserted into someone's shoe and lit: The fraternity brothers were notorious for their hotfoots.
1. rushes — scurries, Moves fast, short-stepped; dashes (Short fast races); races (Contests of speed); speeds (Rates of motion); sprints · bolts · rushes · zooms · hustles · flies · barrels · rockets · careens · stampedes
2. prank — burns, Heat-caused tissue damage; matches (Pairs that align); ignites (Causes to burn); singes (Burns superficially); jokes · gags · tricks · mischief · hazing · horseplay · pranks · stunts · gotcha · torment
SPEED OF MOVEMENThotfoots ≠ crawls Moves slowly, low; plods · creeps · dawdles · ambles · trudges
URGENCY/MANNERhotfoots ≠ lingers Remains beyond expected time; dallies · tarries · delays · lollygags · idles
hotfoot it (Depart with urgency)
hotfoot, hotfooting, hotfooted, hotfoot it
Word data: Linguabase (CC0) · www.idea.org/words/hotfoots