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wild meaning

EN[waɪld] [-aɪld]
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WWild
  • Wild, the wild or wilds may refer to:
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    Definition of wild in English Dictionary

  • NounPLwilds
    1. The undomesticated state of a wild animal.
      1. After mending the lion's leg, we returned him to the wild
    2. (chiefly in the plural) a wilderness.
    3. VerbSGwildsPRwildingPT, PPwilded
      1. To commit random acts of assault, robbery, and rape in an urban setting, especially as a gang.
      2. AdjectiveCOMwilderCOMmore wildSUPwildestSUPmost wild
        1. Untamed; not domesticated.
          1. Unrestrained or uninhibited.
            1. I was filled with wild rage when I discovered the infidelity, and punched a hole in the wall. ‎
          2. Raucous, unruly, or licentious.
            1. The fraternity was infamous for its wild parties, which frequently resulted in police involvement. ‎
          3. Visibly and overtly anxious; frantic.
            1. City, in contrast, were lethargic in every area of the pitch and their main contribution in the first half-hour was to keep referee Phil Dowd busy, with Micah Richards among four of their players booked early on, in his case for a wild lunge on Young.
          4. Disheveled, tangled, or untidy.
            1. After a week on the trail without a mirror, my hair was wild and dirty. ‎
          5. Enthusiastic.
            1. I'm not wild about the idea of a two day car trip with my nephews, but it's my only option. ‎
          6. Inaccurate.
            1. The novice archer fired a wild shot and hit her opponent's target. ‎
          7. Exposed to the wind and sea; unsheltered.
            1. a wild roadstead
          8. (nautical) Hard to steer; said of a vessel.
            1. (mathematics, of a knot) Not capable of being represented as a finite closed polygonal chain.
            2. AdverbCOMwilderCOMmore wildSUPwildestSUPmost wild
              1. Inaccurately; not on target.
                1. The javelin flew wild and struck a spectator, to the horror of all observing.
            3. More Examples
              1. Used in the Middle of Sentence
                • Thus, ventral mPFC may mediate postretrieval processing of recollected information rather than preretrieval processes relating to retrieval attempts (Rugg and Wilding 2000).
                • The true religion occupies the happy mean between miserable unfaith, on the one hand, and timorous superstition, wild fanaticism, and pietistical zeal on the other.
                • You will see the tame horse in the paddock gallop about for his pleasure, and the wild horse on the prairie will start and run for miles in mere sportiveness.
              2. Used in the Beginning of Sentence
                • Wild animals abound wherever man does not stake his claim.
                • Wild horses wouldn't have kept me from going to the party.
              3. Used in the Ending of Sentence
                • The girl who had zoophobia didn't like animals, domestic or wild.
            • Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
              1. Adjectives
                • Adverbs
                  • Nouns
                    • Countable nouns
                    • Verbs
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                    1. en wilderness
                    2. en wildly
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                    4. en wildfire
                    5. en wildcat
                    Source: Wiktionary

                    Meaning of wild for the defined word.

                    Grammatically, this word "wild" is an adjective. It's also an adverb. It's also a noun, more specifically, a countable noun. It's also a verb.
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