verb
- past tense of hightail; to leave or depart in a hurry; to flee or run away quickly
Usage: informal; usually followed by 'it' (hightail it)
Examples
- When the police arrived, the suspect hightailed it down the alley.
- The kids hightailed out of the classroom as soon as the bell rang.
- She hightailed it to the airport to catch her flight.
- They hightailed away from the scene before anyone could stop them.
- He hightailed it home when he realized he was late for dinner.