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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a practical joke that involves inserting a match surreptitiously between the sole and upper of the victim's shoe and then lighting it;


VERB (1)

1. move fast;
- Example: "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"
- Example: "The cars raced down the street"
[syn: rush, hotfoot, hasten, hie, speed, race, pelt along, rush along, cannonball along, bucket along, belt along, step on it]


ADVERB (1)

1. without delay; speedily;
- Example: "sent ambassadors hotfoot to the Turks"- Francis Hackett
- Example: "drove hotfoot for Boston"



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Hotfoot \Hot"foot`\, adv.
   In haste; foothot. [Colloq.]
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

hotfoot
    adv 1: without delay; speedily; "sent ambassadors hotfoot to the
           Turks"- Francis Hackett; "drove hotfoot for Boston"
    n 1: a practical joke that involves inserting a match
         surreptitiously between the sole and upper of the victim's
         shoe and then lighting it
    v 1: move fast; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests";
         "The cars raced down the street" [syn: rush, hotfoot,
         hasten, hie, speed, race, pelt along, rush
         along, cannonball along, bucket along, belt along,
         step on it] [ant: dawdle, linger]