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hightailed

hightailed is the simple past and past participle of hightail.

Meaning of hightail

Verb

hightail (third-person singular simple present hightails, present participle hightailing, simple past and past participle hightailed)

  1. (Canada, US, informal, transitive, usually) To move at full speed, especially in retreat.
    • He hightailed it toward town.
    Synonyms:
    skedaddle, move quickly

Phrases with hightailed

Questions about hightailed

What is hightailed the simple past and past participle of?
Hightailed is the simple past and past participle of hightail.

Words near hightailed in the dictionary

  1. highstreets
  2. highstrikes
  3. hight
  4. hightail
  5. hightail it
  6. hightailed
  7. hightailed it
  8. hightailing
  9. hightailing it
  10. hightails
  11. hightails it

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