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
  • Meanwhile, officials are racing to ensure older office buildings can be safely transformed into apartments.
    — Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 30 July 2026
  • The duo also tapped Bamford Watch Department to help bring the new timepiece imbued in racing heritage to life.
    — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 30 July 2026
Definition of race
Verb
  • Just bearing witness to the marketing for all these murder-mysteries is enough to make any discerning viewer desperate for Hollywood to hurry up and start chasing the next trend already.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 29 July 2026
  • Wilson arced a left-footed pass into the perfect space for the Italian, whose shot was hurried and saved by Arthur Okonkwo.
    — Beren Cross, New York Times, 26 July 2026
Definition of hurry
Verb
  • That’s when someone from the crew scurried onstage, presumably to take away the microphones and set the stage for the next act.
    — Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 22 July 2026
  • Set on a stage at the very highest level of the stands, that similarly crowded performance looked like a Grammys medley on video but must have resembled ants scurrying around a screensaver to much of the in-person audience.
    — Judy Berman, Time, 19 July 2026
Definition of scurry
Verb
  • Put simply, a lack of depth, whether from rushing into action or insufficient preparation, leads to disappointing results.
    — Julian Hayes II, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • Rather than rushing or pressing, the Washington Nationals’ shortstop waits patiently for the right pitch to punish.
    — Danielle Allentuck, Washington Post, 26 July 2026
Definition of rush
Verb
  • The range reflects the uncertainties around factors like how fast the ice melts off the landmass of Antarctica, which is sped up by the warming permafrost, said Obeysekera.
    — Denise Hruby, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026
  • The delay comes as speeding remains a leading factor in traffic crashes across California.
    — Kristine Lazar, CBS News, 31 July 2026
Definition of speed
Verb
  • The bright light attracts massive swarms of flying insects, chased by birds, which unwittingly get instantly vaporized mid-air by the invisible, high-temperature beams.
    — Indrabati Lahiri, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
  • But this didn’t last long with the flying McLarens behind him.
    — Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 26 July 2026
Definition of fly
Verb
  • Those cancerous cells travel from one mollusk to the next through seawater, drawn in when a healthy animal filters its food.
    — John Drake, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • Investigators determined that the driver of the 18-wheeler was attempting to turn left out of a store parking lot onto Avenue E as a motorcycle traveling eastbound was coming around a curve in the road, police said.
    — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 July 2026
Definition of travel
Verb
  • Netflix’s teen adventure mystery will kick off one last globe-trotting treasure hunt on August 20.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 29 July 2026
  • But its founding family’s artistic, globe-trotting descendants have mostly stayed out of the business—and some have visibly wrestled with what that oil money has meant.
    — Jordan Blum, Fortune, 24 July 2026
Definition of trot
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“Hotfoot (it).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hotfoot%20%28it%29. Accessed 2 Aug. 2026.

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