wild
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wild (comparative wilder, superlative wildest)
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- Untamed; not domesticated.
- The island of Chincoteague is famous for its wild horses.
- Unrestrained or uninhibited.
- I was filled with wild rage when I discovered the infidelity, and punched a hole in the wall.
- Raucous, unruly, or licentious.
- The fraternity was infamous for its wild parties, which frequently resulted in police involvement.
- Visibly and overtly anxious; frantic.
- Her mother was wild with fear when she didn't return home after the party.
- Disheveled, tangled, or untidy.
- After a week on the trail without a mirror, my hair was wild and dirty.
- Enthusiastic.
- I'm not wild about the idea of a two day car trip with my nephews, but it's my only option.
- Inaccurate.
- The novice archer fired a wild shot and hit her opponent's target.
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not domesticated or tamed
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raucous, unruly, and savage
[edit] Adverb
wild (comparative more wild, superlative most wild)
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- Inaccurately; not on target.
- The javelin flew wild and struck a spectator, to the horror of all observing.
[edit] Noun
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wild (plural wilds)
- The undomesticated state of a wild animal
- After mending the lion's leg, we returned him to the wild
- (chiefly in plural) a wilderness
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to wild (third-person singular simple present wilds, present participle wilding, simple past and past participle wilded)
- To commit random acts of assault, robbery, and rape in an urban setting, especially as a gang.
- 1989, David E. Pitt, Jogger's Attackers Terrorized at Least 9 in 2 Hours, New York Times (April 22, 1989), page 1:
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- ...Chief of Detectives Robert Colangelo, who said the attacks appeared unrelated to money, race, drugs, or alcohol, said that some of the 20 youths brought in for questioning has told investigators that the crime spree was the product of a pastime called "wilding".
- "It's not a term that we in the police had heard before," the chief said, noting that the police were unaware of any similar incident in the park recently. "They just said, 'We were going wilding.' In my mind at this point, it implies that they were going to raise hell."...
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- 1989, David E. Pitt, Jogger's Attackers Terrorized at Least 9 in 2 Hours, New York Times (April 22, 1989), page 1:
[edit] Dutch
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wild
- game (food)
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wild, wilde (comparative wilder, wildere; superlative wildst, wildste)
[edit] German
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Old High Germanic wildi
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wild (comparative wilder, superlative am wildesten)
[edit] Maltese
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From Arabic ولد (wálada, to give birth).
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wild