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Word entry · 8 letters

hightail

Best crossword clue

"Leave in a hurry"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /ˈhaɪ.teɪl/Part of speech verbSorted aghhiiltStarts with HEnds with L1 clues
1H2I3G4H5T6A7I8L

Definitions

  1. retreat at full speed

Word origin

From high + tail; refers to the behavior of fleeing animals, such as deer, that raise their tail when running away.

Used in a sentence

  • He hightailed it toward town.
  • I want you to hightail your butt out of there before they come back.
  • When I saw he had scored, I just hightailed out of there, because all those people started running down on the field and that's a lot more dangerous than playing.

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