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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 speedplay

  Familiarity information: HIGHTAIL used as a verb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


HIGHTAIL (verb)


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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