buck vs hotfoot

hotfoot vs buck

buck and hotfoot both are nouns.

buck and hotfoot both are verbs.

buck is not an adverb while hotfoot is an adverb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
buck	Yes	No	Yes	No
hotfoot	Yes	No	Yes	Yes

As verbs, hotfoot is a hypernym of buck; that is, hotfoot is a word with a broader meaning than buck:

buck: move quickly and violently
hotfoot: move hurridly

Other hypernyms of buck include belt along, bucket along, cannonball along, hasten, hie, pelt along, race, rush, rush along, speed, step on it.

buck (noun)	hotfoot (noun)
mature male of various mammals (especially deer or antelope)	a practical joke that involves inserting a match surreptitiously between the sole and upper of the victim's shoe and then lighting it
a framework for holding wood that is being sawed
a gymnastic horse without pommels and with one end elongated; used lengthwise for vaulting
a piece of paper money worth one dollar

buck (verb)	hotfoot (verb)
jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched	move hurridly
move quickly and violently
resist
to strive with determination

buck (adverb)	hotfoot (adverb)
	without delay; speedily

Difference between buck and hotfoot

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