HIGHTAIL

hightail, high-tail

(verb) retreat at full speed; “The actress high-tailed to her villa when reporters began to follow her to the restaurant”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

hightail (third-person singular simple present hightails, present participle hightailing, simple past and past participle hightailed); usually with it; see hightail it.

(usually, transitive) To move at full speed, especially in retreat.

Synonyms

• (move quickly): skedaddle

Source: Wiktionary



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