wildcat
wildcat
Definition
wild·cat (wīld′kat′)
noun pl. -·cats′ or -·cat′
- any of a large group of fierce, medium-sized, undomesticated cats, including the bobcat, Canada lynx, ocelot, serval, and caracal
- a house cat that has escaped from domestication
- any person regarded as like a wildcat in fierceness, aggressiveness, etc.
- ☆ an unsound or risky business scheme
- ☆ an oil well drilled in an area not previously known to have oil
- Naut. a drum on a windlass, constructed to engage the links of a chain cable
adjective
- ☆ unsound or financially risky a wildcat venture
- ☆ designating or of an enterprise or undertaking that is illegal, unethical, irregular, unauthorized, etc.; specif., designating a labor strike not officially authorized by the union representing the strikers and in violation of a contract
intransitive verb -·cat′·ted, -·cat′·ting
- to drill for oil in an area previously considered unproductive
- to engage in wildcat enterprises, etc.
☆ wild′·cat′·ter noun
wildcat
Synonyms
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modif.
Antonyms
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Synonyms
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Usage Examples
Object
- fan: July evaluation period wildcats fans who laughed you don't of establishing personal.
Converse of object
- include: Get your cat vaccinated to avoid unnecessary suffering both to itself and also to other individuals including any local wildcats.
Adjective modifier
- Scottish: She is also sponsoring a short documentary on Scottish wildcats by a small film company based in Kent.
- African: I cannot imagine how the system worked but it is well documented; were African wildcats so compliant?
- pure: Since 1988 pure wildcats are protected from persecution under the 1981 Wildlife & Countryside Act.
- local: Catford Originally a farming area, Catford got its name from the local wildcats which used to cross the river at this site.
- other: Meanwhile, at the other end Wildcats still could not find the basket.
Modifies a noun
- strike: Continue Reading Add comment Taxi drivers cause chaos with wildcat strikes By Web Editor.
- action: The wildcat strike action was in response to management bullying.
- walkout: This has been in evidence in recent disputes, most impressively the postal workers ' wildcat walkouts late last year.
- exploration: There are opportunities for wildcat exploration in both genuine frontier areas such as the Atlantic Margin and in the more mature North Sea basins.
- VP: Wildcat VP supports the emerging high-level shading languages, such as OpenGL 2.0.
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