intr.v. Informal, -foot·ed, -foot·ing, -foots.
To go in haste. Often used with it: hotfoot it out of town.
adv.
In haste.
n., pl., -foots.
The practical joke of lighting a match that has been secretly inserted between the sole and upper of a victim's shoe.
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