hotfoot

/ˌhɑtˈfʊt/

Other forms: hotfooted; hotfooting; hotfoots

Definitions of hotfoot

1. verb

   move fast
   synonyms: belt along, bucket along, cannonball along, hasten, hie, pelt along, race, rush, rush along, speed, step on it

   types:

   barge, push forward, thrust ahead

   push one's way

   buck, charge, shoot, shoot down, tear

   move quickly and violently

   dart, dash, flash, scoot, scud, shoot

   run or move very quickly or hastily

   plunge

   dash violently or with great speed or impetuosity

   rip

   move precipitously or violently

   type of:

   go, locomote, move, travel

   change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
2. adverb

   without delay; speedily
   “"sent ambassadors hotfoot to the Turks"- Francis Hackett”

   “drove hotfoot for Boston”
3. noun

   a practical joke that involves inserting a match surreptitiously between the sole and upper of the victim's shoe and then lighting it
   type of:

   practical joke

   a prank or trick played on a person (especially one intended to make the victim appear foolish)