English

Verb

hightail ‎(third-person singular simple present hightails, present participle hightailing, simple past and past participle hightailed); usually, with it; see hightail it.

1. (usually transitive) To move at full speed, especially in retreat.

   He hightailed it toward town.

   I want you to hightail your butt out of there before they come back.

   As soon as she arrived, I hightailed out of there.

Synonyms

• (move quickly): skedaddle