English Explanatory Dictionary

hightail it

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To hurry or run; often, to flee.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

hightail it hightails it hightailing it hightailed it high-tail it

Synonyms

hightail move quickly skedaddle abscond absquatulate amscray beat a retreat beat it beat feet blow this popsicle stand bolt book it dine and dash do a bunk do a flit do a moonlight flit do a runner flee fly the coop jump gas and dash get lost get out gnash head for the hills hightail it hit the road kick rocks leg it make a break for it make a run for it make tracks namous peg it rabbit run a mile run away run for the hills run off scamper scat scarper shemozzle scram smash and dash take a powder take flight take off take to one's heels take to the hills tear off turn tail vamoose
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