hotfoot(n = noun.act) - a practical joke that involves inserting a match surreptitiously between the sole and upper of the victim's shoe and then lighting it;
is a kind of practical joke
hotfoot(v = verb.motion) belt along, bucket along, cannonball along, hasten, hie, pelt along, race, rush, rush along, speed, step on it - move fast; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street"
is one way to go, locomote, move, travel
Sample sentences:
They hotfoot up the hill
hotfoot(r = adv.all) - without delay; speedily; "sent ambassadors hotfoot to the Turks"; "drove hotfoot for Boston"
In haste; foothot. [1913 Webster]
hotfoot, adv., v., & adj.
--adv. in eager haste.
--v.tr. hurry eagerly (esp. hotfoot it).
--adj. acting quickly.