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a person who acts like a wildcat, often sexually

Anyone who's man enough to have landed a wildcat like you had to be quite a guy.

A species of cat, Felis silvestris
to drill for oil in an area where no oil has been found before

You'd have to be very rich or very desperate to go wildcatting that far east.

Any undomesticated species of cat

Upon checking it out, we found a total of 13 newborn wildcats, nine newborn tigers and two newborn leopards. (CNN, 2003.04.24).

an offensive formation characterized by a direct snap to a running back and an unbalanced offensive line
unauthorized by the proper authorities

Jewish settlers have also been active putting up five new wildcat outposts on hilltops in the West Bank to try to thwart their Prime Minister Ariel Sharon... (CNN, 2003.06.15).

In the labor movement, anything done outside of the control of bosses or trade unions
A well drilled in an area where no oil or gas production exists
an exploratory oil well drilled in land not known to be an oil field
any small or medium-sized cat resembling the domestic cat and living in the wild (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"
a caliber of ammunition derived by amending another type of cartridge and not made by commercial manufacturers
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
(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"
a cruelly rapacious person
A well drilled in an unexplored area
any small or medium-sized cat resembling the domestic cat and living in the wild
relating to oil exploration in an area where no oil has been found before
Running without control; running along the line without a train; as, a wild-cat locomotive
without official authorization; "an unauthorized strike"; "wildcat work stoppage"
{s} rash, hasty; risky (e.g. of a venture); wild; illegal; uncontrolled; not on time (e.g. of a train)
one of several large undomesticated species of cat, such as the bobcat
An exploration well drilled in "unproven territory," without direct evidence of the contents of the underlying rock structure
{i} any of various undomesticated black-striped felines; aggressive person; experimental drilling; daring business venture; locomotive without cars (Slang)
Small, drum-like extension on the side of a winch used for taking in and paying out lines (sometimes called a gypsy head)
{f} perform exploratory drilling; search (as for oil)
a business with a high level of opportunity and a high level of threat
wild relative of the domestic house cat, member of the genus Felis
exploration well drilled without knowledge of the contents of the underlying rock structure
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
A wildcat is a cat which is very fierce and lives especially in mountains and forests. A giant wildcat is being hunted after 58 lambs were butchered
An exploration well drilled to a reservoir, from which no oil or gas has previously been produced in the nearby surrounding area
A wildcat strike happens suddenly, as a result of a decision by a group of workers, and is not officially approved by a trade union. Frustration, anger and desperation have led to a series of wildcat strikes. a type of cat that looks similar to a pet cat and lives in mountains, forests etc. wildcatted wildcatting to look for oil in a place where nobody has found any yet. Wild species (Felis silvestris) of cat (family Felidae) native to Eurasian forests. Very similar to the domestic yellowish tabby, it will interbreed with domestic cats (of which it is presumably an ancestor). It is 20-32 in. (50-80 cm) long, excluding the 10-14-in. (25-35-cm) tail. It stands 14-16 in. (35-40 cm) and weighs 6-20 lbs (3-10 kg). Solitary and nocturnal, it preys on birds and small animals. In North America the name is used for the bobcat and lynx; in Africa it refers to the Caffre cat
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