hightail (it)

verb

ˈhī-ˌtāl How to pronounce hightail (it) (audio)
Definition of hightail (it)next
as in to flee
to hasten away from something dangerous or frightening when a fight broke out, we hightailed it out of the bar

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hightail (it)
  1. flee
  2. retreat
  3. fly
  4. bolt
  5. run
  6. escape
  7. run away
  8. run off
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  • In late September, Hamza had reluctantly fled his village, a few miles from the border with Israel.
    Rania Abouzeid, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Both suspects then fled toward a car driven by a third man.
    Nour Rahal, Detroit Free Press, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of flee
Verb
  • Seasoned diplomats worry that retreating from that posture would enable autocrats around the world, including Vladimir Putin and his aims of Russian expansionism.
    Eric Cortellessa, TIME, 5 Nov. 2024
  • The crowds had retreated to their cabins and RVs, the click of cameras replaced by the trill of crickets.
    Lane Sainty, The Arizona Republic, 3 Nov. 2024
Definition of retreat
Verb
  • And Americans who have flown private before are three times more likely to trust private pilots over commercial ones.
    Ben Kesslen, Quartz, 15 Nov. 2024
  • In December, the developers flew Smith, Owens and an unidentified witness to Florida on a private jet for a meeting on a yacht.
    Bracey Harris, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of fly
Verb
  • Her dog bolted right past her arms and went straight into the crate.
    Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
  • All drop boxes in the city are made of heavy-duty steel, bolted to the ground and monitored by 24-hour surveillance cameras.
    Cailey Gleeson, Journal Sentinel, 31 Oct. 2024
Definition of bolt
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  • One of the affected cables, known as C-Lion—a vital 730-mile link between Finland and Central Europe—runs alongside other critical infrastructure, including gas pipelines and power lines.
    Dhruv Mehrotra, WIRED, 23 Nov. 2024
  • Evans, a software engineer, ran an acrimonious campaign filled with insults and attacks.
    Taylor Seely, The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2024
Definition of run
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  • Firefighters rescued one person who was trapped and assisted others in escaping the building.
    Doha Madani, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
  • His intent was to escape his hectic Hollywood lifestyle and show the world the path to sustainability.
    Alex Ritman, Variety, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of escape
Verb
  • The animals appear to be running away from something.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2024
  • At some point, a struggle ensued with the two people and the third person ran away.
    Chris Ramirez, Journal Sentinel, 8 Nov. 2024
Definition of run away
Verb
  • Combs, seen on camera wearing only a towel around his waist, was simply trying to retrieve his clothes and cellphone after Ventura had run off with them, his lawyers wrote.
    Dominic Patten, Deadline, 22 Nov. 2024
  • The father said Hill had a gun and ran off about five or 10 minutes before the call.
    Jade Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 15 Nov. 2024
Definition of run off
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