wildcat
— Noun
– English
～ a cruelly rapacious person
wildcat
— Noun
– English
～ an exploratory oil well drilled in land not known to be an oil field
wildcat
— Noun
– English
～ any small or medium-sized cat resembling the domestic cat and living in the wild
wildcat strike
— Noun
– English
～ a strike undertaken by workers without approval from the officials of their union
wildcat well
— Noun
– English
～ an exploratory oil well drilled in land not known to be an oil field
wildcat
— Adjective
– English
～ 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
— Adjective
– English
～ (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
— Adjective
– English
～ without official authorization; "an unauthorized strike"; "wildcat work stoppage"