EGAVE

hightail

About 0.03 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. verb To move at full speed, especially in retreat.
    He hightailed it toward town.

Similar words

hightail it highball hotfoot it take to one's heels haul skedaddle do a runner floor it hump it hotfoot

Often followed by

it

Word family

hightailed hightailing hightails

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