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- DictionaryHot·foot/ˈhätˌfo͝ot/
verb
- 1. walk or run quickly and eagerly: "we hotfooted it after him"
adverb
- 1. in eager haste: "he rushed hotfoot to the planning office to object"
The meaning of HOTFOOT is in haste. How to use hotfoot in a sentence.
Hotfoot definition: a practical joke in which a match, inserted surreptitiously between the sole and upper of the victim's shoe, is lighted and allowed to burn down.. See examples of HOTFOOT used in a sentence.
HOTFOOT definition: 1. very quickly and without delay: 2. to go somewhere as quickly as possible: 3. very quickly and…. Learn more.
HOTFOOT meaning: 1. very quickly and without delay: 2. to go somewhere as quickly as possible: 3. very quickly and…. Learn more.
1. a practical joke in which a match is inserted surreptitiously in the victim's shoe and then lighted. v.i. 2. to go in great haste (often fol. by it ): to hotfoot it to the bank. adv. 3. in haste: to run hotfoot to class.
without delay; speedily. “"sent ambassadors hotfoot to the Turks"- Francis Hackett”. “drove hotfoot for Boston”. noun. a practical joke that involves inserting a match surreptitiously between the sole and upper of the victim's shoe and then lighting it. see more.
Definition of hotfoot adverb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
noun. 1. a practical joke in which a match, inserted surreptitiously between the sole and upper of the victim's shoe, is lighted and allowed to burn down. intransitive verb. 2. informal (often fol. by it) to go in great haste; walk or run hurriedly or rapidly. to hotfoot it to the bus stop. adverb. 3.
Apr 22, 2023 · hotfoot (plural hotfoots) The prank of secretly inserting a match between the sole and upper of a victim's shoe and then lighting it.
There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the word hotfoot. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
