hot-foot

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hot foo t]
- /hɒt fʊt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hot foo t]
- /hɒt fʊt/

Definitions of hot-foot word

noun plural hot-foot 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. 1
verb without object hot-foot Informal. to go in great haste; walk or run hurriedly or rapidly (often followed by it): to hotfoot it to the bus stop. 1
adverb hot-foot with great speed in going; in haste. 1
verb hot-foot If you hot-foot it somewhere, you go there in a hurry. 0

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Origin of hot-foot

First appearance:

before 1250

One of the 11% oldest English words

1250-1300; Middle English hot fot (adv.). See hot, foot

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Parts of speech for Hot-foot

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Hot-foot

hot-foot popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.