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hotfoot

hot·foot

uncommon uk us

adverb

1.

without delay; speedily

  • “sent ambassadors hotfoot to the Turks” Francis Hackett
  • “drove hotfoot for Boston”

verb

1.

step on it

  • “He rushed down the hall to receive his guests”
  • “The cars raced down the street”

Origin

From Middle English hot-fot, hot fot, equivalent to hot + foot.

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