English to English
wildcat
('w/aI/ldk/&/t
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adjective (a)
- Unsound; worthless; irresponsible; unsafe; -- said to have been originally applied to the notes of an insolvent bank in Michigan upon which there was the figure of a panther.(adjective)source: webster1913
noun (n)
- an exploratory oil well drilled in land not known to be an oil field(noun.artifact)source: wordnet30
- any small or medium-sized cat resembling the domestic cat and living in the wild(noun.animal)source: wordnet30
adjective satellite (s)
- outside the bounds of legitimate or ethical business practices(adj.all)Example:
Wildcat currency issued by irresponsible banks.
Wildcat stock speculation.
A wildcat airline.
Wildcat life insurance schemes.
source: wordnet30 - without official authorization(adj.all)Example:
Wildcat work stoppage.
source: wordnet30 - (of a mine or oil well) drilled speculatively in an area not known to be productive(adj.all)Example:
Drilling there would be strictly a wildcat operation.
A wildcat mine.
Wildcat drilling.
Wildcat wells.
source: wordnet30