Hotfoot — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a practical joke that involves inserting a match surreptitiously between the sole and upper of the victim's shoe and then lighting it

move fast

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˈɑːtfʊt/

🇬🇧British English

/hˈaɪli/

🇮🇳Indian English

/hˈaɪli/

2 syllables Say it as /hˈɑːtfʊt/.

Examples

He rushed down the hall to receive his guests
The cars raced down the street
sent ambassadors hotfoot to the Turks

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

step on it speed belt along pelt along bucket along rush along hie hasten rush cannonball along race

Antonyms

linger

Parts of Speech

noun	a practical joke that involves inserting a match surreptitiously between the sole and upper of the victim's shoe and then lighting it
verb	move fast “He rushed down the hall to receive his guests”
adverb	without delay; speedily; - Francis Hackett “sent ambassadors hotfoot to the Turks”

Word Forms

rush	noun	the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner
rushing	noun	the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner
speed	noun	distance travelled per unit time
speeding	noun	changing location rapidly

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

à toute vitesse

une farce qui consiste à insérer subrepticement une allumette entre la semelle et le dessus de la chaussure de la victime, puis à l'allumer

🇪🇸Spanish

apresuradamente

una broma pesada que consiste en insertar subrepticiamente una cerilla entre la suela y la parte superior del zapato de la víctima y luego encenderla

🇳🇱Dutch

heetvoet

een praktische grap waarbij je heimelijk een lucifer tussen de zool en het bovenwerk van de schoen van het slachtoffer steekt en deze vervolgens aansteekt

🇵🇹Portuguese

pé quente

uma brincadeira que envolve inserir um fósforo sub-repticiamente entre a sola e a parte superior do sapato da vítima e depois acendê-lo

🇷🇺Russian

поспешность

розыгрыш, заключающийся в том, чтобы тайно вставить спичку между подошвой и верхом обуви жертвы, а затем зажечь ее.

India

🇮🇳Hindi

जल्दबाज़ी से

एक व्यावहारिक चुटकुला जिसमें पीड़ित के जूते के तलवे और ऊपरी हिस्से के बीच गुप्त रूप से माचिस डालना और फिर उसे जलाना शामिल है

🇧🇩Bengali

হটফুট

একটি ব্যবহারিক কৌতুক যাতে শিকারের জুতার একমাত্র এবং উপরের অংশের মধ্যে গোপনে একটি ম্যাচ ঢোকানো এবং তারপরে আলো জ্বালানো জড়িত

🇮🇳Tamil

சூடான பாதம்

பாதிக்கப்பட்டவரின் காலணியின் அடிப்பகுதிக்கும் மேற்பகுதிக்கும் இடையே மறைமுகமாக தீப்பெட்டியைச் செருகி பின்னர் அதை ஒளிரச் செய்வதை உள்ளடக்கிய ஒரு நடைமுறை நகைச்சுவை

🇮🇳Telugu

హాట్ఫుట్

బాధితుడి బూటు అరికాలు మరియు పైభాగం మధ్య రహస్యంగా అగ్గిపెట్టెని చొప్పించి, దానిని వెలిగించడంతో కూడిన ఆచరణాత్మక జోక్

🇮🇳Marathi

हॉटफूट

एक व्यावहारिक विनोद ज्यामध्ये पीडितेच्या बुटाचा एकमात्र आणि वरचा भाग यांच्यामध्ये गुप्तपणे मॅच घालणे आणि नंतर त्यावर प्रकाश टाकणे समाविष्ट आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

હોટફૂટ

એક વ્યવહારુ મજાક કે જેમાં પીડિતના જૂતાના એકમાત્ર અને ઉપરના ભાગની વચ્ચે ગુપ્ત રીતે મેચ દાખલ કરવી અને પછી તેને પ્રકાશિત કરવી શામેલ છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹಾಟ್ಫೂಟ್

ಬಲಿಪಶುವಿನ ಶೂನ ಏಕೈಕ ಮತ್ತು ಮೇಲ್ಭಾಗದ ನಡುವೆ ಗುಟ್ಟಾಗಿ ಬೆಂಕಿಕಡ್ಡಿಯನ್ನು ಸೇರಿಸುವುದು ಮತ್ತು ನಂತರ ಅದನ್ನು ಬೆಳಗಿಸುವುದನ್ನು ಒಳಗೊಂಡಿರುವ ಪ್ರಾಯೋಗಿಕ ಹಾಸ್ಯ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഹോട്ട്ഫൂട്ട്

ഇരയുടെ ഷൂവിൻ്റെ അടിഭാഗത്തും മുകൾ ഭാഗത്തും ഒരു തീപ്പെട്ടി രഹസ്യമായി തിരുകുകയും അത് കത്തിക്കുകയും ചെയ്യുന്ന ഒരു പ്രായോഗിക തമാശ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗਰਮ ਫੁੱਟ

ਇੱਕ ਵਿਹਾਰਕ ਮਜ਼ਾਕ ਜਿਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਪੀੜਤ ਦੀ ਜੁੱਤੀ ਦੇ ਇੱਕਲੇ ਅਤੇ ਉੱਪਰਲੇ ਹਿੱਸੇ ਦੇ ਵਿਚਕਾਰ ਗੁਪਤ ਰੂਪ ਵਿੱਚ ਇੱਕ ਮੈਚ ਪਾਉਣਾ ਅਤੇ ਫਿਰ ਇਸਨੂੰ ਪ੍ਰਕਾਸ਼ ਕਰਨਾ ਸ਼ਾਮਲ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

گرم پاؤں

ایک عملی لطیفہ جس میں شکار کے جوتے کے تلے اور اوپر کے درمیان چپکے سے میچ ڈالنا اور پھر اسے روشن کرنا شامل ہے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

热脚

一个恶作剧，涉及偷偷地将一根火柴插入受害者鞋底和鞋面之间，然后点燃它

🇯🇵Japanese

ホットフット

被害者の靴底と甲の間にこっそりマッチを差し込み、火をつけるという悪ふざけ

🇰🇷Korean

황급히

피해자의 신발 밑창과 갑피 사이에 은밀하게 성냥을 삽입한 뒤 불을 붙이는 장난

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chân nóng

một trò đùa thực tế liên quan đến việc lén lút nhét một que diêm vào giữa đế và mặt trên giày của nạn nhân rồi châm lửa

🇹🇭Thai

ฮอทฟุต

เรื่องตลกเชิงปฏิบัติที่เกี่ยวข้องกับการสอดไม้ขีดอย่างซ่อนเร้นระหว่างพื้นรองเท้าและด้านบนของรองเท้าของเหยื่อแล้วจุดไฟ

🇮🇩Indonesian

berjalan cepat sekali

sebuah lelucon praktis yang melibatkan memasukkan korek api secara diam-diam di antara sol dan bagian atas sepatu korban dan kemudian menyalakannya

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

هوتفوت

نكتة عملية تتضمن إدخال عود ثقاب خلسة بين نعل حذاء الضحية والجزء العلوي منه ثم إشعاله

🇮🇷Persian

پا داغ

یک شوخی عملی که شامل قرار دادن یک کبریت به طور مخفیانه بین کف و رویه کفش قربانی و سپس روشن کردن آن است.

🇹🇷Turkish

ateşli ayak

kurbanın ayakkabısının tabanı ile üst kısmı arasına gizlice kibrit sokup ardından onu yakmayı içeren pratik bir şaka

🇮🇱Hebrew

חם רגל

בדיחה מעשית הכוללת הכנסת גפרור בחשאי בין הסוליה לחלק העליון של הנעל של הקורבן ואז הדלקתה

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What is the primary definition of the word 'hotfoot'?

The primary meaning of 'hotfoot' is 'a practical joke that involves inserting a match surreptitiously between the sole and upper of the victim's shoe and then lighting it'.

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Using 'hotfoot' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'hotfoot' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'hotfoot' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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