intr.v., -tailed, -tail·ing, -tails.

To go as fast as possible, especially in fleeing: hightailed out of town.

idiom:

hightail it

1. To hurry or flee.

[From those animals that raise their tails when fleeing.]

verb

To leave hastily: bolt, get out, run. Informal clear out, get, hotfoot, skedaddle. Slang scram, vamoose. Idioms: beat it, hightail it, hotfoot it, make tracks. See approach/retreat.

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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: leave as fast as possible

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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - drøne af sted, skynde sig, stikke af

Nederlands (Dutch)
de biezen pakken, er vandoor gaan

Français (French)
v. intr. - se grouiller

Deutsch (German)
v. - abhauen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - (καθομ.) λακίζω

Italiano (Italian)
tagliare la corda

Português (Portuguese)
v. - sair com muita pressa

Русский (Russian)
отступать на полной скорости

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - retroceder a toda marcha, retirarse, huir a toda marcha

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - dunsta, försvinna, skynda sig bort till fots

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
快跑, 急奔, 迅速逃走, 急忙离开

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 快跑, 急奔, 迅速逃走, 急忙離開

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 급히 도망치다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 急いで走る, 追跡する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) ينطلق أو ينسحب أو يولي الأدبار بأقصى السرعه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮ברח במהירות, מיהר‬

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