English Explanatory Dictionary

hotfoot

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The prank of secretly inserting a match between the sole and upper of a victim's shoe and then lighting it.
adj
  1. Moving with haste or zeal.
adv
  1. Hastily; without delay.
verb
  1. To run (a distance).

Word forms

hotfoot hotfoots hotfooting hotfooted

Etymology

From Middle English hot-fot, hot fot, equivalent to hot + foot.

Derived words

hotfoot it hotfoot spell
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