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
  • As this incremental progress continues, scientists are racing to figure out why some frog species are more susceptible to Bd than others.
    Martin J. Kernan, Discover Magazine, 16 Nov. 2024
  • Beyond basic chatbot capabilities, companies are racing to develop more sophisticated AI tools.
    Britney Nguyen, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of race
Verb
  • Student loan forgiveness The Education Department has been hurrying to finalize a new federal rule that would cancel student loans for people who face financial hardship.
    Fatima Hussein, Matthew Daly, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Nov. 2024
  • Once his roughly 30-minute speech at the Institute for the Preservation of African American Music and Arts ended, supporters hurried to the front of the room to take selfies with Clinton, who has remained a popular figure even two decades after his presidency ended.
    Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of hurry
Verb
  • The animal then seems to sniff something before turning its body to scurry away.
    Natalia Senanayake, People.com, 24 Oct. 2024
  • These hubs were beacons of hope while corporate landowners scurried for cover and FEMA's aid trickled in too slowly.
    Kaniela Ing, TIME, 9 Aug. 2024
Definition of scurry
Verb
  • Three victims died at the scene, while a fourth was rushed to the hospital in critical condition, according to the Fire Department.
    Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
  • Preparations were rushed across the Greater Antilles, with hurricane warnings issued for the Turks and Caicos, southeastern Bahamas, and Cuba.
    Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of rush
Verb
  • Formula 1 is speeding back to Las Vegas this weekend, and prolific Dutchman Max Verstappen—who holds a 62-point lead over Lando Norris—could wrap up his fourth straight championship.
    Nasha Smith, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
  • Keep them away from any fruits and vegetables that naturally emit ethylene, a gas that speeds up ripening of anything in their orbit.
    Karla Walsh, Southern Living, 22 Nov. 2024
Definition of speed
Verb
  • This is the first of a new type of rideshare program flying to that orbit that augments SpaceX’s Transporter program that flies to SSO.
    Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 27 Nov. 2024
  • There is finally a chill in the air and snow flying around in some places.
    Marshall Shepherd, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
Definition of fly
Verb
  • Police said the man was crossing Rose Street and was struck by a vehicle driven by a 79-year-old Berkeley woman woman that was traveling eastbound on Rose Street.
    Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
  • All trucks that travel California roads must be fully transitioned to clean technology by 2045.
    Pat Maio, Orange County Register, 16 Nov. 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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