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1. (n.) hotfoot
a practical joke in which a match is inserted surreptitiously in the victim's shoe and then lighted.
2. (v.i.) hotfoot
to go in great haste (often fol. by it):
to hotfoot it to the bank.
3. (adv.) hotfoot
in haste:
to run hotfoot to class.
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1. (verb) hotfoot
a practical joke that involves inserting a match surreptitiously between the sole and upper of the victim's shoe and then lighting it
2. (adverb) rush, hotfoot, hasten, hie, speed, race, pelt along, rush along, cannonball along, bucket along, belt along, step on it
move fast
"He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street"
3. (adverb) hotfoot
without delay; speedily
"sent ambassadors hotfoot to the Turks"- Francis Hackett; "drove hotfoot for Boston"
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1. (adverb) hotfoot
in haste; foothot
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Sense: in a great hurry
He arrived hotfoot from the meeting.
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 Afrikaans: haastig |
 Arabic: بِسُرْعَه |
 Bulgarian: бързо |
 Brazilian: apressado |
 Czech: kvapem |
 German: schleunigst |
 Danish: med benene på nakken |
 Greek: βιαστικά |
 Spanish: corriendo, con mucha pris |
 Estonian: tulisi jalu |
 Farsi: سراسيمه |
 Finnish: kiireisenä |
 French: à toute allure |
 Hebrew: בְּחִיפָּזוֹן |
 Hindi: बहुत जल्दी में |
 Croatian: ne caseci casa, brže bolj |
 Hungarian: lóhalálában |
 Indonesian: tergesa-gesa |
 Icelandic: í snarhasti |
 Italian: (in fretta e furia) |
 Japanese: 大急ぎで |
 Korean: 황급히 |
 Lithuanian: galvotrūkčiais |
 Latvian: ātri; steigšus |
 Malay: cepat-cepat |
 Dutch: haastig |
 Norwegian: sporenstreks, i stor hast |
 Polish: śpiesznie |
 Persian: سراسيمه |
 Pashto: په ډیره عجله کی |
 Portuguese: apressado |
 Romanian: în mare grabă |
 Russian: поспешно |
 Slovak: rýchlo, náhlivo |
 Slovenian: naglo |
 Serbian: u velikojžurbi |
 Swedish: i största hast |
 Thai: เร่งฝีเท้า |
 Turkish: aceleyle, telâşla |
 Taiwanese: 極為匆忙地 |
 Ukrainian: швидко, поспішно |
 Urdu: بہت جلدی میں |
 Vietnamese: hăm hở |
 Chinese: 匆忙地 |
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