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wildcat in WordNet English dictionary
noun- a cruelly rapacious person
beast wolf savage brute wildcat
- any small or medium-sized cat resembling the domestic cat and living in the wild
wildcat
- an exploratory oil well drilled in land not known to be an oil field
wildcat well wildcat
adjective- without official authorization
"an unauthorized strike"; "wildcat work stoppage"
unauthorized unauthorised wildcat
- (of a mine or oil well) drilled speculatively in an area not known to be productive
"drilling there would be strictly a wildcat operation"; "a wildcat mine"; "wildcat drilling"; "wildcat wells"
wildcat
- outside the bounds of legitimate or ethical business practices
"wildcat currency issued by irresponsible banks"; "wildcat stock speculation"; "a wildcat airline"; "wildcat life insurance schemes"
wildcat
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wildcat in English Wiktionary
- (noun) wild relative of the domestic house cat, member of the genus "Felis"
- (noun) one of several large undomesticated species of cat, such as the bobcat
- (noun) (figuratively) a person who acts like a wildcat, often sexually
- (noun) (context/firearms) a caliber of ammunition derived by amending another type of cartridge and not made by commercial manufacturers.
- (noun) In the labor movement, anything done outside of the control of bosses or trade unions.
- (adjective) relating to oil exploration in an area where no oil has been found before
- (adjective) unauthorized by the proper authorities
- (verb) to drill for oil in an area where no oil has been found before
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