Associations to the word «Hotfoot»

HOTFOOT, noun. (US) The prank of secretly inserting a match between the sole and upper of a victim's shoe and then lighting it.

HOTFOOT, adverb. (British) hastily; without delay.

HOTFOOT IT, verb. (intransitive) (idiomatic) to hasten; to move rapidly

HOTFOOT, noun. A practical joke that involves inserting a match surreptitiously between the sole and upper of the victim's shoe and then lighting it.

HOTFOOT, verb. Move fast; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street".

HOTFOOT, adverb. Without delay; speedily; "sent ambassadors hotfoot to the Turks"- Francis Hackett; "drove hotfoot for Boston".