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Verb: hightail  'hI,teyl
Usage: N. Amer, informal
  1. Retreat at full speed
    - high-tail [N. Amer, informal]

Derived forms: hightails, hightailed, high-tails, high-tailed, high-tailing, hightailing

Type of: cut and run [informal], flee, fly, take flight

Encyclopedia: Hightail