hightail
[
hahy
-teyl]
/ˈhaɪˌteɪl/
verb (used without object)
,
Informal.
1.
to go away or leave rapidly:
Last we saw of him, he was hightailing down the street.
Idioms
2.
hightail it,
hurry; rush; scamper:
Hightail it down to the grocery store and buy some bread for lunch.
Origin
1885-90,
Americanism;
high
+
tail
1
, in reference to the raised tails of fleeing animals, as deer or rabbits
British Dictionary definitions for
hightail
hightail
/
ˈhaɪˌteɪl
/
verb
1.
(
intransitive
) (
informal
,
mainly US & Canadian
) to go or move in a great hurry
Also
hightail it
Slang definitions & phrases for
hightail
hightail
v,v phr
To leave quickly;
light out
: She took one look and hightailed for home
To speed; rush;
highball
: We better hightail it if we want to make the first show
(1925+ Cowboys)