hoofs it
hoofs it is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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)
- 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
- 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
- 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.
- 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
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