/ Dictionary / Index H hightail: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: high•tail Pronunciation: (hī'tāl"), [key] — v.i. Informal. to go away or leave rapidly: Last we saw of him, he was hightailing down the street. hurry; rush; scamper: Hightail it down to the grocery store and buy some bread for lunch. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: hightail (Thesaurus) high table High Tatra Related Content Daily Word Quiz: blithesome Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language