Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb high-tail

1 sense of high-tail

Sense 1
high-tail -- (retreat at full speed; "The actress high-tailed to her villa when reporters began to follow her to the restaurant")
       => flee, fly, take flight -- (run away quickly; "He threw down his gun and fled")


1 sense of hightail

Sense 1
hightail -- (leave as fast as possible; "We hightailed it when we saw the police walking in")
       => leave, go forth, go away -- (go away from a place; "At what time does your train leave?"; "She didn't leave until midnight"; "The ship leaves at midnight")