op hol

Dutch

Alternative forms
  • op de hol (Archaic)
  • op den hol (obsolete)

Etymology

op 'on' + hol 'a run' (cognate with hollen 'to run')

Adverb

op hol

  1. runaway, out of control; mainly used with the verb slaan ('rapidly become') and applied to creatures, machines and even a processus
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