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Definition of 'Wild'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (adj.) wild
living in a state of nature; not tamed or domesticated:
a wild animal.

2.  wild
growing or produced without cultivation, as flowers, fruit, or honey.

3.  wild
uninhabited; undeveloped:
wild country.

4.  wild
uncivilized; barbarous:
wild tribes.

5.  wild
of unrestrained violence or intensity, etc.:
wild storms.

6.  wild
characterized by violent feelings or excitement:
a wild look.

7.  wild
frantic; distracted:
to drive someone wild.

8.  wild
unruly or lawless:
a gang of wild boys.

9.  wild
unrestrained by reason or prudence:
to regret one's wild youth.

10.  wild
amazing; incredible:
It's wild that he's suing.

11.  wild
disheveled:
wild hair.

12.  wild
wide of the mark:
a wild throw.

13.  wild
Informal. intensely eager or enthusiastic:
I'm wild about your new hairstyle.

14.  wild
(of a card) having its value decided by the wishes of the players.

15. (adv.) wild
in an unrestrained manner; wildly.

16. (n.) wild
Often, wilds. an uncultivated, uninhabited region or tract; wilderness:
a safari to the wilds of Africa.

Definition of 'Wild'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) wild, natural state, state of nature
a wild primitive state untouched by civilization
"he lived in the wild"; "they collected mushrooms in the wild"

2. (adj) wilderness, wild
a wild and uninhabited area left in its natural condition
"it was a wilderness preserved for the hawks and mountaineers"

3. (adj) wild
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
"wild talk"; "wild parties"

4. (adj) wild, untamed
in a natural state; not tamed or domesticated or cultivated
"wild geese"; "edible wild plants"

5. (adj) wild
in a state of extreme emotion
"wild with anger"; "wild with grief"

6. (adj) wild
deviating widely from an intended course
"a wild bullet"; "he threw a wild pitch"

7. (adj) violent, wild
(of colors or sounds) intensely vivid or loud
"a violent clash of colors"; "her dress was a violent red"; "a violent noise"; "wild colors"; "wild shouts"

8. (adj) baseless, groundless, idle, unfounded, unwarranted, wild
without a basis in reason or fact
"baseless gossip"; "the allegations proved groundless"; "idle fears"; "unfounded suspicions"; "unwarranted jealousy"

9. (adj) raving mad, wild
talking or behaving irrationally
"a raving lunatic"

10. (adj) hazardous, risky, wild
involving risk or danger
"skydiving is a hazardous sport"; "extremely risky going out in the tide and fog"; "a wild financial scheme"

11. (adj) fantastic, wild
fanciful and unrealistic; foolish
"a fantastic idea of his own importance"

12. (adj) godforsaken, waste, wild
located in a dismal or remote area; desolate
"a desert island"; "a godforsaken wilderness crossroads"; "a wild stretch of land"; "waste places"

13. (adj) crazy, wild, dotty, gaga
intensely enthusiastic about or preoccupied with
"crazy about cars and racing"; "he is potty about her"

14. (adj) barbarian, barbaric, savage, uncivilized, uncivilised, wild
without civilizing influences
"barbarian invaders"; "barbaric practices"; "a savage people"; "fighting is crude and uncivilized especially if the weapons are efficient"-Margaret Meade; "wild tribes"

15. (adverb) angry, furious, raging, tempestuous, wild
(of the elements) as if showing violent anger
"angry clouds on the horizon"; "furious winds"; "the raging sea"

16. (adverb) rampantly, wild
in an uncontrolled and rampant manner
"weeds grew rampantly around here"

17. (adverb) wild
in a wild or undomesticated manner
"growing wild"; "roaming wild"

Definition of 'Wild'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (adjective) wild
(of an animal or plant) not raised or grown by humans
wild flowers; a pack of wild dogs

2.  wild
uncontrolled and full of energy
They had a wild night out in town.; As a child he was pretty wild.; The crowd went wild as the band came in.

3.  wild
go wild
(of the weather) stormy
a wild and windy day

4.  wild
expressed without consideration or without knowing the facts
a wild guess/accusation

5.  wild
(of a place) remote
a wild region in the hills above the city

6.  wild
wild about
very keen on
I'm not wild about blue cheeses.

7. (adverb) wild
in an uncontrolled way
flowers growing wild in the meadows

8.  wild
run wild
to behave in an uncontrolled way
a room full of kids running wild

9. (noun) wild
the wild
the natural environment, not controlled by humans
a rare tiger spotted in the wild

Definition of 'Wild'

Webster Dictionary

1. (adverb) Wild
wildly; as, to talk wild

2. (noun) Wild
an uninhabited and uncultivated tract or region; a forest or desert; a wilderness; a waste; as, the wilds of America; the wilds of Africa

3.  Wild
living in a state of nature; inhabiting natural haunts, as the forest or open field; not familiar with, or not easily approached by, man; not tamed or domesticated; as, a wild boar; a wild ox; a wild cat

4.  Wild
growing or produced without culture; growing or prepared without the aid and care of man; native; not cultivated; brought forth by unassisted nature or by animals not domesticated; as, wild parsnip, wild camomile, wild strawberry, wild honey

5.  Wild
desert; not inhabited or cultivated; as, wild land

6.  Wild
savage; uncivilized; not refined by culture; ferocious; rude; as, wild natives of Africa or America

7.  Wild
not submitted to restraint, training, or regulation; turbulent; tempestuous; violent; ungoverned; licentious; inordinate; disorderly; irregular; fanciful; imaginary; visionary; crazy

8.  Wild
exposed to the wind and sea; unsheltered; as, a wild roadstead

9.  Wild
indicating strong emotion, intense excitement, or /ewilderment; as, a wild look

10.  Wild
hard to steer; -- said of a vessel

Translation of 'Wild'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: (of animals) not tamed wolves and other wild animals.
Afrikaans: wild	Arabic: مُتَوَحِّش، بَرّي	Bulgarian: див
Brazilian: selvage / feroz	Czech: divoký	German: wild
Danish: vild	Greek: άγριος	Spanish: salvaje, bravío
Estonian: mets-	Farsi: وحشی	Finnish: villi
French: sauvage	Hebrew: פֶּרֶא	Hindi: जंगली
Croatian: divlji	Hungarian: vad	Indonesian: liar
Icelandic: villtur, villi-	Italian: selvaggio, selvatico	Japanese: 野性の
Korean: 야생의	Lithuanian: laukinis	Latvian: savvaļas-
Malay: liar	Dutch: wild	Norwegian: vill
Polish: dziki	Persian: وحشی	Pashto: بيد يانې، ځنګلي، وحشي، نا
Portuguese: selvagem	Romanian: sălbatic	Russian: дикий
Slovak: divý	Slovenian: divji	Serbian: divlji
Swedish: vild	Thai: ไม่เชื่อง	Turkish: vahşî
Taiwanese: 野生的	Ukrainian: дикий	Urdu: جنگلی
Vietnamese: hoang dã	Chinese: 野生的
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