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
Verb
  • The driver, who is accused of fleeing the scene, is now facing charges.
    — Naveen Dhaliwal, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Assad and his brother Maher fled to Russia after the government’s fall in December 2024 and received political asylum.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of flee
Verb
  • As his mind retreats to the hues of old movies, Charlotte breaks the fog with a glimmer of humanity.
    — Andy Andersen, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2026
  • James survived the shooting, but is shown retreating back to his car while losing blood.
    — Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of retreat
Verb
  • When Aemond refuses to fight, Aegon conscripts him to fly to Tumbleton to deal with their uppity little brother.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Some more images show Kidman, Bullock, 62, King, 26, and Williams, 29, wearing flowing gowns while hooked onto wires, seemingly filming a scene that involves flying, in front of a blue screen.
    — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of fly
Verb
  • That requires identity to become infrastructure, not an afterthought bolted onto checkout.
    — Raj Ananthanpillai, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • That work is arguably getting harder as chief executives stay in the job longer, causing their possible successors to get restless; some are bolting to jobs elsewhere or retiring themselves.
    — Phil Wahba, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of bolt
Verb
  • Founded in 1968 to run exchanges with the Soviet bloc, IREX was built for precisely the kind of competition the United States now faces again.
    — James K. Glassman, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Investigators analyzed data from more than 1,700 participants in a long-running study funded by the National Institutes of Health.
    — Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of run
Verb
  • Cities across Colombia that escaped the worst of the earthquake were sending assistance to the affected areas.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The woman died in Meadow Valley, west of Summerland, while trying to escape, authorities said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of escape
Verb
  • Thom reasons that since no bodies have been found, Matt and Really Rhonda might just have run away.
    — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The movie fictionally suggests that Bourdain was rejected by a Vassar College writing fellowship, which prompted him to run away from home to Provincetown.
    — Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of run away
Verb
  • The Royals tied the game 3-3 in the eighth with two runs off reliever Evan Phillips.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The vehicle crossed the center line, ran off the right side of the roadway and struck a tree.
    — Francie Ebert, NBC news, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of run off
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