artifice vs hotfoot

artifice

noun
  • A trick played out as an ingenious, but artful, ruse. 

  • A strategic maneuver that uses some clever means to avoid detection or capture. 

  • A tactical move to gain advantage. 

  • A crafty but underhanded deception. 

verb
  • To construct by means of skill or specialised art 

hotfoot

noun
  • The prank of secretly inserting a match between the sole and upper of a victim's shoe and then lighting it. 

adj
  • Moving with haste or zeal. 

verb
  • To run (a distance). 

adv
  • Hastily; without delay. 

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