hotfoot (it)

verb

Definition of hotfoot (it)next
as in to race
to proceed or move quickly you'd better hotfoot it to the bus stop if you're going to catch the bus

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hotfoot (it)
  1. race
  2. hurry
  3. scurry
  4. rush
  5. speed
  6. fly
  7. travel
  8. trot
Verb
  • He was called up after Tuesday’s 5-3 loss to Philadelphia and raced to Columbus the next morning for practice.
    Aaron Portzline, The Athletic, 13 Dec. 2024
  • But Manchin raced across town from a previous engagement to deliver the fatal blow, 50-49.
    Axios, Axios, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of race
Verb
  • This past weekend, families, dragging wheelie bags and carrying blankets, were hurrying in both directions.
    Eliza Griswold, The New Yorker, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Kraven the Hunter couldn’t be hurried along in reshoots and rewrites.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 15 Dec. 2024
Definition of hurry
Verb
  • Unless there is a shark approaching you, in which case scurry sideways like a crab.
    Viktoria Shulevich, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Chris Norris October 30, 2024 7:08 AM EDT Sphero’s 2018 Bolt—a baseball-sized orb that could be programmed to roll and scurry around—offered students a visceral experience in early coding.
    Chris Norris, TIME, 30 Oct. 2024
Definition of scurry
Verb
  • Seattle scored over 20 points for the first time since Week 7 and rushed for a season-high 176 yards, led by Charbonnet, who had a career-high 134 yards and a pair of first-half touchdowns starting in place of Kenneth Walker III (calf).
    Michael-Shawn Dugar, The Athletic, 9 Dec. 2024
  • The sophomore quarterback rushed for 97 yards in win over Bakersfield Christian.
    Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of rush
Verb
  • The town, which only has one stoplight, opted to not put a speeding camera in that area.
    Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 19 Dec. 2024
  • As the Coast Guard sped toward the cruise ship, Pam was still on the phone with the Norwegian employee in Miami, begging her to tell the ship to wait.
    Bridget Read, Curbed, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of speed
Verb
  • And didn't realize that their seven children were going to be traumatized into the therapist's couch for 10 years over the flying monkeys and the witch.
    Mathew Rodriguez, Them, 9 Dec. 2024
  • As the winds howl, the snow flies and the temperatures drop, the National Weather Service issues various levels of alerts for wintry weather.
    Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of fly
Verb
  • Initially a two-vehicle crash occurred, then one of the drivers got out of his vehicle to talk with the other driver when he was struck by vehicle traveling at highway speeds, authorities said.
    Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 12 Dec. 2024
  • For the person who loves to travel, or your favorite hypebeast. Flamingo Estate: The Guide to Becoming Alive by Richard Christiansen Flamingo Estate is my go to for an elevated selection of home and kitchen essentials.
    Kelly Wearstler, Vogue, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of travel
Verb
  • What an absolute joy to see a pack of motley mutts trotting around St. Ann’s Warehouse, promenaded by everyone from Sandra Bernhard to Naomi Fry wearing matching toile puffers and beaded poop bag carriers.
    Laia Garcia-Furtado, Vogue, 12 Sep. 2024
  • That was why the warriors Spotted Tail, Long Chin and Red Leaf trotted on their horses into Fort Laramie a few weeks later.
    Tim Madigan, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024
Definition of trot
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