hotfoot meaning and definition

HOTFOOT noun

Definition of hotfoot (noun)

1. 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

Definition of hotfoot (verb)

1. move fast
   • "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street"
   • synonyms: belt along, bucket along, cannonball along, hasten, hie, pelt along, race, rush, rush along, speed, step on it
   • antonym: dawdle

HOTFOOT adverb

Definition of hotfoot (adverb)

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