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hoofed it

hoofed it is the simple past and past participle of hoof it.

Meaning of hoof it

Verb

hoof it (third-person singular simple present hoofs it, present participle hoofing it, simple past and past participle hoofed it)

  1. (slang) To walk, especially when as a result of regular transportation being unavailable.
    • I hoofed it around the store. I didn't see any soda pop bottles, anywhere.2017, Charles E. Morgan III, The Case of the Stolen Jewelry
  2. (slang) To dance.
    • It was doing what looked like an old-fashioned soft-shoe dance, complete with miniature cane, bow tie, and top hat. As it danced, it sang in a squeaky whistle.
      "...the old lady was doing a broken-down conga in twenty-five. We hoofed it 'till we couldn't take it any longer and had to jive..."2017, David M. Kelly, Mathematics of Eternity
  3. (slang) To depart; scram.
    • Now hoof it. Don't leave Athens to those Asian cowards who ran from us this morning.2008, W. S. Walton, The Demos at Dawn, page 456

Questions about hoofed it

What is hoofed it the simple past and past participle of?
Hoofed it is the simple past and past participle of hoof it.

Words near hoofed it in the dictionary

  1. hoofball
  2. hoofbeat
  3. hoofbeats
  4. hoofbound
  5. hoofed
  6. hoofed it
  7. hoofed locust
  8. hoofed locusts
  9. hoofed out
  10. hoofer
  11. hoofers

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