hotfoot vs presto

hotfoot

adv
  • Hastily; without delay. 

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). 

presto

adv
  • Very fast or quickly; a directive for the musician(s) to play in a very quick tempo. 

intj
  • Used by magicians when performing a trick; ta-da; voilà. 

noun
  • A pair of fives as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em. 

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