v. To run off helter-skelter; to hurry; to scurry.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
verb-intransitive. To run off helter-skelter; to hurry; to scurry; -- with away or off.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
To rush; hurry; dash along. Compare helter-skelter.
Word Usage
"He blamed Skinner for his etymology for helter-skelter from the Anglo-Saxon words for the darkness of hell: "Hell, says he, being a place of confusion.""