HOTFOOT (IT) Synonyms: 104 Similar and Opposite Words

hotfoot (it)

verb

Definition of hotfoot (it)

as in to race

to proceed or move quickly you'd better hotfoot it to the bus stop if you're going to catch the bus

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Verb

Anyone seeking a gold medal in tennis in 2028 will be racing against time.

— Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 24 July 2026
Berman, who lives in Yorkville, jumped in his car and raced toward the scene.

— Andrew Rice, Curbed, 23 July 2026

Definition of race

Verb

Just bearing witness to the marketing for all these murder-mysteries is enough to make any discerning viewer desperate for Hollywood to hurry up and start chasing the next trend already.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 29 July 2026
Wilson arced a left-footed pass into the perfect space for the Italian, whose shot was hurried and saved by Arthur Okonkwo.

— Beren Cross, New York Times, 26 July 2026

Definition of hurry

Verb

That’s when someone from the crew scurried onstage, presumably to take away the microphones and set the stage for the next act.

— Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 22 July 2026
Set on a stage at the very highest level of the stands, that similarly crowded performance looked like a Grammys medley on video but must have resembled ants scurrying around a screensaver to much of the in-person audience.

— Judy Berman, Time, 19 July 2026

Definition of scurry

Verb

Put simply, a lack of depth, whether from rushing into action or insufficient preparation, leads to disappointing results.

— Julian Hayes II, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Rather than rushing or pressing, the Washington Nationals’ shortstop waits patiently for the right pitch to punish.

— Danielle Allentuck, Washington Post, 26 July 2026

Definition of rush

Verb

The bulk of the original tale — Lara’s encounter with her sea witch aunt Grace, her emergence into the world of humans, her romance with a dashing prince — is sped through in the show’s first 15 minutes.

— Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 24 July 2026
The American Hiking Society emphasizes that a simple plan left with a friend can dramatically speed up rescue response if something goes wrong.

— Ashley Lynch, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026

Definition of speed

Verb

The bright light attracts massive swarms of flying insects, chased by birds, which unwittingly get instantly vaporized mid-air by the invisible, high-temperature beams.

— Indrabati Lahiri, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
But this didn’t last long with the flying McLarens behind him.

— Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 26 July 2026

Definition of fly

Verb

Those cancerous cells travel from one mollusk to the next through seawater, drawn in when a healthy animal filters its food.

— John Drake, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Investigators determined that the driver of the 18-wheeler was attempting to turn left out of a store parking lot onto Avenue E as a motorcycle traveling eastbound was coming around a curve in the road, police said.

— Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 July 2026

Definition of travel

Verb

But its founding family’s artistic, globe-trotting descendants have mostly stayed out of the business—and some have visibly wrestled with what that oil money has meant.

— Jordan Blum, Fortune, 24 July 2026
Ohtani trotted home on his bad knee – which will prevent him from pitching indefinitely but not hitting – when Freddie Freeman dumped a two-out, two-strike RBI single into center field.

— Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 20 July 2026

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