I. ˈhät-ˌfu̇t adverb
Date: 14th century
: in haste
II. intransitive verb
Date: 1896
: to go hotfoot : hurry — usually used with it
III. noun
( plural hotfoots )
Date: 1934
: a practical joke in which a match is surreptitiously inserted between the upper and the sole of a victim's shoe and lighted