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hotfoot
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
hotfoot
(verb)
hotfoot
/
ˈ
hɑːtˌfʊt/
verb
hotfoots
;
hotfooted
;
hotfooting
hotfoot
/
ˈ
hɑːtˌfʊt/
verb
hotfoots
;
hotfooted
;
hotfooting
Britannica Dictionary definition of HOTFOOT
[
no object
]
informal
:
to go quickly
—
usually +
it
We had to
hotfoot it
[=
hurry
] back home to get there in time for dinner.
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