wildcat

wild·cat

W0154000 (wīld′kăt′)n.1. Any of various wild felines of small to medium size, including the bobcat and the caracal.2. A small wild feline (Felis silvestris) of Eurasia and Africa, generally regarded as being the ancestor of the domestic cat.3. a. A quick-tempered person.b. A person regarded as fierce.4. An oil or natural-gas well drilled in an area not known to be productive.5. A workers' strike unauthorized by their union.adj.1. a. Risky or unsound, especially financially.b. Issued by a financially irresponsible bank: wildcat currency.c. Operating or accomplished outside the norms of standard, ethical business procedures: wildcat life insurance schemes.2. Of, relating to, or being an oil or natural-gas well drilled speculatively in an area not known to be productive.3. Undertaken by workers without approval of the officials of their union: a wildcat strike.v. wild·cat·ted, wild·cat·ting, wild·cats v.tr. To prospect for (oil, for example) in an area supposed to be unproductive.v.intr.1. To prospect for oil or other minerals in an area not known to be productive.2. To go out on an unauthorized labor strike.

wildcat

(ˈwaɪldˌkæt) n, pl -cats or -cat1. (Animals) a wild European cat, Felis silvestris, that resembles the domestic tabby but is larger and has a bushy tail2. (Animals) any of various other felines, esp of the genus Lynx, such as the lynx and the caracal3. (Animals) US and Canadian another name for bobcat4. informal a savage or aggressive person5. (Mining & Quarrying) an exploratory drilling for petroleum or natural gas6. (Commerce) US and Canadian an unsound commercial enterprise7. (Railways) US and Canadian a railway locomotive in motion without drawing any carriages or wagons. Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): light engine 8. (Commerce) (modifier) a. of or relating to an unsound business enterprise: wildcat stock. b. financially or commercially unsound: a wildcat project. 9. (Railways) (modifier) US and Canadian (of a train) running without permission or outside the timetablevb, -cats, -catting or -catted (Mining & Quarrying) (intr) to drill for petroleum or natural gas in an area having no known reserves ˈwildˌcatting n, adj

wild•cat

(ˈwaɪldˌkæt)

n., pl. -cats, (esp. collectively) -cat for 1-4, n. 1. a. a small striped Eurasian cat, Felis sylvestris, related to the domestic cat. b. any of several small- to medium-sized wild cats, as the bobcat or ocelot. c. a domestic cat that has become feral. 2. a quick-tempered or savage person. 3. a single locomotive operating without a train, as one switching cars. 4. an exploratory well drilled in an effort to discover deposits of oil or gas; a prospect well. 5. a reckless or unsound enterprise, business, etc. 6. wildcatter (def. 2). 7. wildcat strike. adj. 8. characterized by or proceeding from unsafe business methods: wildcat stocks. 9. of or pertaining to an illicit enterprise or product. 10. running without control or regulation, as a locomotive, or apart from the regular schedule, as a train. v.i. 11. to search an area for oil, gas, ore, etc., esp. as an independent prospector. v.t. 12. to search (an area of unknown or doubtful productivity) for oil, ore, or the like. [1375–1425]

wildcat

Past participle: wildcatted
Gerund: wildcatting

Imperative
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Present
I wildcat
you wildcat
he/she/it wildcats
we wildcat
you wildcat
they wildcat

Preterite
I wildcatted
you wildcatted
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we wildcatted
you wildcatted
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Present Continuous
I am wildcatting
you are wildcatting
he/she/it is wildcatting
we are wildcatting
you are wildcatting
they are wildcatting

Present Perfect
I have wildcatted
you have wildcatted
he/she/it has wildcatted
we have wildcatted
you have wildcatted
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Past Continuous
I was wildcatting
you were wildcatting
he/she/it was wildcatting
we were wildcatting
you were wildcatting
they were wildcatting

Past Perfect
I had wildcatted
you had wildcatted
he/she/it had wildcatted
we had wildcatted
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they had wildcatted

Future
I will wildcat
you will wildcat
he/she/it will wildcat
we will wildcat
you will wildcat
they will wildcat

Future Perfect
I will have wildcatted
you will have wildcatted
he/she/it will have wildcatted
we will have wildcatted
you will have wildcatted
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Future Continuous
I will be wildcatting
you will be wildcatting
he/she/it will be wildcatting
we will be wildcatting
you will be wildcatting
they will be wildcatting

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been wildcatting
you have been wildcatting
he/she/it has been wildcatting
we have been wildcatting
you have been wildcatting
they have been wildcatting

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been wildcatting
you will have been wildcatting
he/she/it will have been wildcatting
we will have been wildcatting
you will have been wildcatting
they will have been wildcatting

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been wildcatting
you had been wildcatting
he/she/it had been wildcatting
we had been wildcatting
you had been wildcatting
they had been wildcatting

Conditional
I would wildcat
you would wildcat
he/she/it would wildcat
we would wildcat
you would wildcat
they would wildcat

Past Conditional
I would have wildcatted
you would have wildcatted
he/she/it would have wildcatted
we would have wildcatted
you would have wildcatted
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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	wildcat - an exploratory oil well drilled in land not known to be an oil fieldwildcat welloil well, oiler - a well that yields or has yielded oil
	2.	wildcat - a cruelly rapacious person brute, savage, beast, wolfaggressor, assailant, assaulter, attacker - someone who attacks
	3.	wildcat - any small or medium-sized cat resembling the domestic cat and living in the wildFelis, genus Felis - type genus of the Felidae: true cats and most wildcatscat, true cat - feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcatssand cat - a desert wildcatcatamountain, European wildcat, Felis silvestris - bushy-tailed wildcat of Europe that resembles the domestic cat and is regarded as the ancestor of the domestic catcougar, Felis concolor, mountain lion, puma, catamount, panther, painter - large American feline resembling a lionFelis pardalis, ocelot, panther cat - nocturnal wildcat of Central America and South America having a dark-spotted buff-brown coateyra, Felis yagouaroundi, jaguarondi, jaguarundi, jaguarundi cat - long-bodied long-tailed tropical American wildcatcaffer cat, Felis ocreata, kaffir cat - widely distributed wildcat of Africa and Asia MinorFelis chaus, jungle cat - small Asiatic wildcatFelis serval, serval - slender long-legged African wildcat having large untufted ears and tawny black-spotted coatFelis bengalensis, leopard cat - small spotted wildcat of southern Asia and MalaysiaFelis tigrina, tiger cat - medium-sized wildcat of Central America and South America having a dark-striped coatFelis wiedi, margay, margay cat - small spotted wildcat found from Texas to BrazilFelis manul, manul, Pallas's cat - small wildcat of the mountains of Siberia and Tibet and Mongoliacatamount, lynx - short-tailed wildcats with usually tufted ears; valued for their fur
Adj.	1.	wildcat - 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"unsound - not sound financially; "unsound banking practices"
	2.	wildcat - without official authorization; "an unauthorized strike"; "wildcat work stoppage"unauthorised, unauthorizedunofficial - not having official authority or sanction; "a sort of unofficial mayor"; "an unofficial estimate"; "he participated in an unofficial capacity"
	3.	wildcat - (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"explorative, exploratory - serving in or intended for exploration or discovery; "an exploratory operation"; "exploratory reconnaissance"; "digging an exploratory well in the Gulf of Mexico"; "exploratory talks between diplomats"

Translations

fauveforage d'explorationrischioso