WILDCAT
\wˈa͡ɪldkat], \wˈaɪldkat], \w_ˈaɪ_l_d_k_a_t]\
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a cruelly rapacious person
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without official authorization; "an unauthorized strike"; "wildcat work stoppage"
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any small or medium-sized cat resembling the domestic cat and living in the wild
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an exploratory oil well drilled in land not known to be an oil field
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(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"
By Princeton University
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a cruelly rapacious person
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without official authorization; "an unauthorized strike"; "wildcat work stoppage"
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any small or medium-sized cat resembling the domestic cat and living in the wild
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an exploratory oil well drilled in land not known to be an oil field
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(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"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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