English Dictionary

wildcat

/ˈwaɪldˌkæt/

noun

(UK) Felis silvestris, a common small Old World wild cat somewhat larger than a house cat. / (US) A bobcat (Lynx rufus) or other similar New World species of lynx. / Any feral cat.

I saw a wildcat in the forest.

意味（1）

(UK) Felis silvestris, a common small Old World wild cat somewhat larger than a house cat.

意味（2）

(US) A bobcat (Lynx rufus) or other similar New World species of lynx.

意味（3）

Any feral cat.

意味（4）

(uncommon) Alternative spelling of wild cat, any undomesticated felid, as tigers or lions.

Upon checking it out, we found a total of 13 newborn wildcats: nine newborn tigers and two newborn leopards.

意味（5）

(figuratively) A person who acts like a wildcat, (usually) a violent and easily-angered person or a sexually vigorous one.

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

意味（6）

(American football) An offensive formation with an unbalanced line and a snap directly to the running back rather than the quarterback.

意味（7）

(nautical) A wheel that can be adjusted so as to revolve either with or on the shaft of a capstan.

意味（8）

(firearms) Clipping of wildcat cartridge.

意味（9）

(uncommon) Clipping of wildcat strike, a strike undertaken without authorization from the relevant trade union.

意味（10）

(obsolete) Clipping of wildcat money, notes issued by a wildcat bank.