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hightail Definition and Meaning in English (hightail definition)

verb
Synonyms:boltfleescoot
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Hightail definition: To move or leave a place very quickly, often due to fear, urgency, or a desire to escape.

Definitions of Hightail

  1. 1verb(informal)

    To move or leave a place very quickly, often due to fear, urgency, or a desire to escape.

Example Sentences

casual

“When the police siren sounded, the suspects decided to hightail it out of there.”

casual

“We had to hightail it home before the storm hit.”

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Inflected Word Forms

past tensehightailed
present participlehightailing

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Hightail definition: To move or leave a place very quickly, often due to fear, urgency, or a desire to escape.
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'Hightail' translates to 'hightail' in English. Hightail definition: To move or leave a place very quickly, often due to fear, urgency, or a desire to escape.
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