gimmick vs hotfoot

gimmick

noun
  • A trick or device used to attain some end. 

  • A night out with one's friends. 

  • A gimmick capacitor. 

  • A clever ploy or strategy. 

verb
  • To rig or set up with a trick or device. 

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. 

adv
  • Hastily; without delay. 

verb
  • To run (a distance). 

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