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Wildcat

/ˈwaɪldˌkæt/

A cat that lives in the wilderness, specifically

📖 Definitions of "Wildcat"

noun
  1. 1

    A cat that lives in the wilderness, specifically

  2. 2

    A person who acts like a wildcat, (usually) a violent and easily-angered person or a sexually vigorous one.

  3. 3

    An offensive formation with an unbalanced line and a snap directly to the running back rather than the quarterback.

  4. 4

    A wheel that can be adjusted so as to revolve either with or on the shaft of a capstan.

verb
  1. 1

    To drill for oil in an area where no oil has been found before.

    "You'd have to be very rich or very desperate to go wildcatting that far east."

adjective
  1. 1

    (usually derogatory) Of or concerning businesses operating outside standard or legitimate practice, especially:

  2. 2

    Of or concerning customized or hand-made cartridges.

  3. 3

    Unauthorized by the proper authorities.

noun
  1. 1

    A cartridge modified from another calibre rather than being commercially produced.

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