hotfoot vs upbeat

hotfoot

adj
  • Moving with haste or zeal. 

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. 

verb
  • To run (a distance). 

upbeat

adj
  • Having a fast pace, tempo, or beat. 

  • Having a positive, lively, or perky tone, attitude, etc. 

noun
  • An unaccented beat at the start of a musical phrase. 

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