gasp vs hotfoot

gasp

noun
  • A draw or drag on a cigarette (or gasper). 

  • A short, sudden intake of breath. 

intj
  • The sound of a gasp. 

verb
  • To speak in a breathless manner. 

  • To pant with eagerness or excitement; to show vehement desire. 

  • To breathe quickly or in a labored manner, as after exertion; to respire with heaving of the breast; to pant. 

  • To draw in the breath suddenly, as if from a shock. 

hotfoot

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

verb
  • To run (a distance). 

adv
  • Hastily; without delay. 

adj
  • Moving with haste or zeal. 

How often have the words gasp and hotfoot occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )