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hightail

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈhaɪˌteɪl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈhaɪˌteɪl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(hī′tāl′)

high•tail /ˈhaɪˌteɪl/USA pronunciation v. [no object][Informal.]

Informal Termsto leave rapidly:had hightailed out of town.

Idioms

Idioms hightail it, to hurry:hightailed it out of here.

high•tail (hī′tāl′),USA pronunciation v.i. [Informal.]

Informal Termsto go away or leave rapidly:Last we saw of him, he was hightailing down the street.
Idioms hightail it, hurry;
rush;
scamper:Hightail it down to the grocery store and buy some bread for lunch.

high + tail¹, in reference to the raised tails of fleeing animals, as deer or rabbits 1885–90, American.

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hightail /ˈhaɪˌteɪl/ vb

(intransitive) informal chiefly US Canadian to go or move in a great hurry

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