Synonyms for hotfoot

Most common

step on it · race · speed · rush

All synonyms

Verb

Definitions

1. v. 1

   To run (a distance).

Forms

Past participle

hotfooted
e.g. hotfooted → raced, sped, rushed, hastened…

Example sentences

• race There's a good chance that Tom will lose the race.
• speed Let's see if we can speed up the process a little.
• rush She started early in order to avoid the rush hour.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters

hie

4 letters

race¹, rush¹

5 letters

speed¹

6 letters

hasten²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (hasten² = 2 syllables).