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high-tail
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Princeton's WordNet
high-tailverb
retreat at full speed
"The actress high-tailed to her villa when reporters began to follow her to the restaurant"
hightailverb
leave as fast as possible
"We hightailed it when we saw the police walking in"
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high-tail
High-tail typically refers to moving quickly or fleeing from a situation. It originates from the phrase "high-tail it," meaning to run away at high speed, which itself comes from the behavior of certain animals that lift their tails high when they are scared or running. It is often used in a somewhat informal or colloquial context.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of high-tail in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of high-tail in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
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- summus caudaLatin
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