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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  1. flees
  2. retreats
  3. flies
  4. bolts
  5. runs
  6. runs away
  7. runs off
  8. escapes
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  • Delbar is an Afghani American gay man who flees to Turkey after his mother banishes him.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Nov. 2026
  • Hilda flees the crumbling World Trade Center In September 2001, Hilda had just transferred to the Au Bon Pain restaurant on the ground floor of the World Trade Center.
    — Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of flees
Verb
  • Retreats from early-childhood care The Goldwyn closure comes as another major Los Angeles institution retreats from providing care.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Meanwhile, Mercury stations retrograde in Scorpio and Venus retreats into Libra, joining Saturn retrograde in Aries, Uranus in Gemini, and Neptune in Aries.
    — Lisa Stardust, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of retreats
Verb
  • As of October 2026 Airlink flies the first-ever nonstop route between Cape Town and Zanzibar, with low-cost FlySafair rumored to be expanding its regular Johannesburg service to include Cape Town too.
    — Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Nov. 2026
  • The next big test will be the demonstration flight of a Long March 10A rocket, which flies with a single core booster, and China’s new Mengzhou Moon ship to low-Earth orbit in early 2027.
    — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of flies
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  • 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
  • The incoming principal for the new elementary school, Maleena Guandique, currently runs Success Academy’s very first school, Harlem 1.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 12 Nov. 2026
  • Unlike model training, which involves developing and refining models, inference runs those models to generate responses and perform tasks.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 12 Nov. 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
  • Shadab completed his century by playing a late cut off Atkinson for his 12th boundary before hitting the fast bowler over long off for a six to reduce the target to three runs off the final three overs.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
  • It's pulled this off by ditching the bulky battery that every other vest comes with, and runs off power from your phone instead.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of runs off
Verb
  • Late escapes kept South Carolina State and North Carolina Central unbeaten in MEAC play ahead of their meeting.
    — Wilton Jackson, AJC.com, 10 Nov. 2026
  • Throughout the electoral and political process, there have been deals made and money spent across the country — but no one escapes scrutiny.
    — Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of escapes
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“Hightails (it).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hightails%20%28it%29. Accessed 15 Nov. 2026.

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