hightail meaning

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hightail (verb): retreat at full speed.

Definition of hightail

  1. retreat at full speed
    • The actress high-tailed to her villa when reporters began to follow her to the restaurant

    Synonyms: high-tail

    Type of: flee

Scrabble score: 15 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with HI · words ending in IL · 8-letter words

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