hightails (it)

verb

present tense third-person singular of hightail (it)
as in flees
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 hightails (it)
  1. flees
  2. retreats
  3. flies
  4. bolts
  5. runs
  6. runs away
  7. runs off
  8. escapes
Verb
  • For example, if a bank robbery suspect flees in a vehicle and witnesses provide only a description, investigators can search the database for vehicles matching that description.
    — Gino Vicci, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The agent then flees into the titular pawn shop as a mob of protesters pursue him.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of flees
Verb
  • But even as the characters reflect at length on the virtue of putting themselves out there, their series too often retreats within itself instead.
    — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Olivia Studio60, Womack Studios, Disney+ A celebrity TV weatherman retreats with his daughter to his estranged father’s olive groves, reopening old wounds.
    — Emiliano de Pablos, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of retreats
Verb
  • That’s a good thing, because the Viceroy flies lower than the masts of larger sailboats and much lower than, say, the upper decks of a cruise ship.
    — IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The company flies to private terminals in Aspen, Colorado; Los Cabos, Mexico; Los Angeles (Van Nuys); Maui; Miami; New York (Westchester and NYC); and West Palm Beach, Florida.
    — Debra Kamin, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of flies
Verb
  • Then, the unit bolts to the van, becoming a secure load that happens to contain a full living suite.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 20 Aug. 2026
  • When a company bolts AI on without building it into the way the company works, the company can end up paying a great deal of money for a capability its competitors already share.
    — Mohamed Khater, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of bolts
Verb
  • Blacksmith, a startup that runs the infrastructure companies use to test code before it ships, has been valued at $1 billion following a new $66 million funding round led by Sequoia Capital.
    — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The person runs their fingers over the camera twice, then eats a banana through the mask before walking away.
    — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of runs
Verb
  • Musically gifted teenager Rokas, runs away from his mafia family to use music as a way to take revenge on his father, responsible for his mother’s death.
    — Annika Pham, Variety, 19 Oct. 2026
  • When Carla and Johnny get there, Gabe literally runs away from them, but Johnny tackles him.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of runs away
Verb
  • At first, McConnell backs toward the officers but then runs off, and law enforcement pursues him.
    — Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 6 Oct. 2026
  • San Diego took a 2-0 lead by scoring a pair of runs off Misiorowski in the second inning.
    — Steve Megargee, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of runs off
Verb
  • Kevin Kelly escapes with the lead 😤 The Rays are three outs away from the World Series!
    — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026
  • As previously stated, the anchor should review what the AI agents produce, make the ship call and answer when a defect escapes.
    — Jay Singh, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of escapes
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