hotfoot
[ hot-foo t ]
/ ˈhɒtˌfʊt /
noun, plural hot·foots.
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.
verb (used without object)
Informal. to go in great haste; walk or run hurriedly or rapidly (often followed by it): to hotfoot it to the bus stop.
adverb
with great speed in going; in haste.
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Which of the options below is the best punctuation for the sentence? It__s your turn to pick the movie __ but your sister gets to pick the board game we _ re going to play.
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hotel rack, hotelier, hotelkeeper, hotelman, hotere, hotfoot, hotfoot it, hothead, hotheaded, hothouse, hothouse lamb
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British Dictionary definitions for hot-foot
hotfoot
/ (ˈhɒtˌfʊt) /
adverb
with all possible speed; quickly
verb
to move quickly
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