Meaning

3 senses

  1. (idiomatic)Not incarcerated or in captivity; not under control.

    sich frei bewegend, frei herumlaufend, frei umherziehend

    на во́леna vóle

  2. (archaic, slang)Out on a spree, or in search of adventure.

  3. (archaic, slang)Earning a living by prostitution.

Examples

19 sentences

  1. He is still on the loose.

    Він усе ще на волі. — deniko

    ruОн всё ещё на воле. — Ooneykcall

    vvv123 · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · A2Open on TatoebaReport a problem

  2. There's a killer on the loose.

    Убивця на свободі. — deniko · CC BY 2.0 FR

    shekitten · Tatoeba · CC0 · A2Open on TatoebaReport a problem

  3. It's easy to lose your footing on loose gravel.

    ruЛегко потерять равновесие на насыпном гравии. — astyng

    deAuf losem Kies verliert man leicht den Halt. — Yorwba

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  4. We look on her as a loose woman.

    deWir betrachten sie als eine Schlampe. — human600

    AlanF_US · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · A2Open on TatoebaReport a problem

  5. Dan was a serial killer on the loose.

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Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
not in captivity:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
not in captivity:

Synonyms

2 synonyms
on the runon the lam

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
onA1onboard

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

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