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- [hot-foo t]
- /ˈhɒtˌfʊt/
- /ˌhɒt.ˈfʊt/
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- [hot-foo t]
- /ˈhɒtˌfʊt/
Definitions of hotfoot word
- noun plural hotfoot a practical joke in which a match, inserted surreptitiously between the sole and upper of the victim's shoe, is lighted and allowed to burn down. 1
- verb without object hotfoot Informal. to go in great haste; walk or run hurriedly or rapidly (often followed by it): to hotfoot it to the bus stop. 1
- adverb hotfoot with great speed in going; in haste. 1
- noun hotfoot Walk or run quickly and eagerly. 1
- intransitive verb hotfoot rush, hurry 1
- transitive verb hotfoot If you hotfoot it somewhere, you go there in a hurry. 0
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Origin of hotfoot
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English hot fot (adv.). See hot, foot
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Parts of speech for Hotfoot
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hotfoot popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 60% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
hotfoot usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for hotfoot
verb hotfoot
adverb hotfoot
- immediately — without lapse of time; without delay; instantly; at once: Please telephone him immediately.
- at once — If you do something at once, you do it immediately.
- instantly — immediately; at once.
- quickly — with speed; rapidly; very soon.
- rapidly — occurring within a short time; happening speedily: rapid growth.
noun hotfoot
- shenanigan — Usually, shenanigans. mischief; prankishness: Halloween shenanigans. deceit; trickery.
- rowdiness — a rough, disorderly person.
- skylarking — a brown-speckled European lark, Alauda arvensis, famed for its melodious song.
- prank — a trick of an amusing, playful, or sometimes malicious nature.
Antonyms for hotfoot
verb hotfoot
- walk — to advance or travel on foot at a moderate speed or pace; proceed by steps; move by advancing the feet alternately so that there is always one foot on the ground in bipedal locomotion and two or more feet on the ground in quadrupedal locomotion.
- decelerate — When a vehicle or machine decelerates or when someone in a vehicle decelerates, the speed of the vehicle or machine is reduced.
- slow — moving or proceeding with little or less than usual speed or velocity: a slow train.
- wait — to remain inactive or in a state of repose, as until something expected happens (often followed by for, till, or until): to wait for the bus to arrive.
- dawdle — If you dawdle, you spend more time than is necessary going somewhere.
adverb hotfoot
- slowly — in a slow manner; at a slow speed: Sauté the peppers slowly. I drove slowly back home.
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