i., zool. amerikayabankedisi; yabankedisi

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Turkish - English
wildcat
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).

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"