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hightail — /huy tayl /, v.i. Informal. 1. to go away or leave rapidly: Last we saw of him, he was hightailing down the street. 2. hightail it, hurry; rush; scamper: Hightail it down to the grocery store and buy some bread for lunch. [1885 90, Amer.; HIGH +… … Universalium
hightail it (up) — hightail it ( up/down/along/etc) phrase to go somewhere fast or in an urgent way They came tearing out of the gates and hightailed it up the road. Thesaurus: to move somewhere quicklysynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
hightail it (along) — hightail it ( up/down/along/etc) phrase to go somewhere fast or in an urgent way They came tearing out of the gates and hightailed it up the road. Thesaurus: to move somewhere quicklysynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
hightail — UK [ˈhaɪˌteɪl] / US verb [transitive] Word forms hightail : present tense I/you/we/they hightail he/she/it hightails present participle hightailing past tense hightailed past participle hightailed informal hightail it (up/down/along etc) to go… … English dictionary
hightail — high|tail [ˈhaıteıl] v hightail it informal to leave a place quickly ▪ kids hightailing it down the street on their bikes … Dictionary of contemporary English
hightail — high|tail [ haı,teıl ] verb transitive INFORMAL hightail it (up/down/along etc.) to go somewhere fast or in an urgent way … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
hightail — verb hightail it informal to leave a place quickly: kids hightailing it down the street on their bikes … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
hightail — high•tail [[t]ˈhaɪˌteɪl[/t]] v. i. Informal. inf to go away or leave rapidly: Last we saw of him, he was hightailing down the street[/ex] • hightail it Etymology: 1885–90, amer.; in reference to the raised tails of fleeing animals … From formal English to slang
get — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. secure, obtain, procure, acquire; win, earn, attain; understand, comprehend; produce, beget. See acquisition, production, reproduction. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To obtain] Syn. gain, procure, acquire;… … English dictionary for students
get — Synonyms and related words: OD, absorb, accede to, accept, access, accumulate, acquire, addle, admit, advance, affect, age, aggravate, agree with, alight, amaze, anger, annex, annoy, answer, apparel, appreciate, apprehend, approach, arise, arouse … Moby Thesaurus
