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HIGHTAIL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does hightail mean?
• HIGHTAIL (verb)
The verb HIGHTAIL has 1 sense:
1. retreat at full speed
Familiarity information: HIGHTAIL used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Retreat at full speed
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
high-tail; hightail
Context example:
The actress high-tailed to her villa when reporters began to follow her to the restaurant
Hypernyms (to "hightail" is one way to...):
flee; fly; take flight (run away quickly)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s PP
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