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wild


Definition: Meaning of, wild in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / wʌɪld /

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wild wilder wildest
  1. plants/animals [usually before noun] living in a natural state, not changed or controlled by people
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  2. land not used by people for farming, building etc
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  3. emotions feeling or expressing strong uncontrolled emotions, especially anger, happiness, or excitement
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  4. behaviour behaving in an uncontrolled, sometimes violent way
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  5. go wild to behave in a very excited uncontrolled way
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  6. go wild to get very angry
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  7. enjoyable informal very enjoyable and exciting
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  8. be wild about something/somebody informal to like something or someone very much
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  9. without careful thought done or said without much thought or care, or without knowing all the facts
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  10. beyond somebody's wildest dreams beyond anything that someone imagined or hoped for
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  11. not/never in your wildest dreams used to say that you did not expect or imagine that something would happen, especially after it has happened
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  12. weather/sea violent and strong
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  13. card games a card that is wild can be used to represent any other card in a game
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wild wilder wildest
  1. run wild if children or animals run wild, they behave in an uncontrolled way because there is no one to control them
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  2. run wild if something runs wild, it is not controlled and operates in an extremely free way
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  3. run wild if plants run wild, they grow a lot in an uncontrolled way
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  4. grow wild if plants grow wild somewhere, they have not been planted by people
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  1. in the wild in natural and free conditions, not kept or controlled by people
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  2. the wilds of Africa/Alaska etc areas where there are no towns and not many people live
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wild used in phrases

  • African wild ass (noun)
    1. a wild ass of Africa
  • Arizona wild cotton (noun)
    1. shrub of southern Arizona and Mexico
  • Asian wild ox (noun)
    1. genus of Asiatic wild oxen
  • Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show (noun)
    1. a spectacular show organized in 1883 by William F. Cody that featured horseback riding and marksmanship on a large scale; toured the United States and Europe
  • Canada wild rye (noun)
    1. north American wild rye
  • Hickok, Wild Bill
    1. (1837-76) a US soldier who was one of the first white Americans who went to live in the western US, where he became a MARSHAL (= someone who controls a particular area and makes sure that laws are obeyed) . He was famous for his skill at shooting, and for his love of GAMBLING (= playing card games for money) .
  • Wild Bill Hickock (noun)
    1. 1837-1876 frontier marshal whose adventures have become legendary
  • Wild West (noun)
    1. the Wild West the western part of the US in the 19th century - used especially when referring to the time before there were many laws there
  • Wild West Show (noun)
    1. a spectacular show organized in 1883 by William F. Cody that featured horseback riding and marksmanship on a large scale; toured the United States and Europe
  • hog-wild (adjective)
    1. very excited, without restraint; very enthusiastic
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