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wildcats

The correct spelling is wildcats.

How to pronounce wildcats

noun

Say it like: Wil-dca-ts

The correct spelling is wildcats. A cat that lives in the wilderness, specifically For example: "You'd have to be very rich or very desperate to go wildcatting that far east."

Usage Examples

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

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A cat that lives in the wilderness, specifically
  2. 2.A person who acts like a wildcat, (usually) a violent and easily-angered person or a sexually vigorous one.
  3. 3.An offensive formation with an unbalanced line and a snap directly to the running back rather than the quarterback.
  4. 4.A wheel that can be adjusted so as to revolve either with or on the shaft of a capstan.
  5. 5.Clipping of wildcat money, notes issued by a wildcat bank.

verb

  1. 1.To drill for oil in an area where no oil has been found before.

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