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Definitions of wildcat
  1. noun
    a cruelly rapacious person

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  2. noun
    an exploratory oil well drilled in land not known to be an oil field

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  3. adjective
    without official authorization
    "wildcat work stoppage"
  4. noun
    any small or medium-sized cat resembling the domestic cat and living in the wild
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  5. adjective
    (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"
  6. adjective
    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"

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Examples of wildcat
  • "wildcat work stoppage"
  • "drilling there would be strictly a wildcat operation"
  • "a wildcat mine"
  • "wildcat drilling"
  • "wildcat wells"
  • "wildcat currency issued by irresponsible banks"
  • "wildcat stock speculation"
  • "a wildcat airline"
  • "wildcat life insurance schemes"
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