wild

Definitions


[wʌɪld], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- (of an animal or plant) living or growing in the natural environment; not domesticated or cultivated
(e.g: a herd of wild goats)

- (of a place or region) uninhabited, uncultivated, or inhospitable
(e.g: an expanse of wild moorland)

- lacking discipline or restraint
(e.g: wild parties were never her scene)

- not based on sound reasoning or probability
(e.g: a wild guess)

- (of a playing card) deemed to have any value, suit, colour, or other property in a game at the discretion of the player holding it


Phrases:
- run wild
- wild and woolly
- wild horses wouldn't ——

Origin:
Old English wilde, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German wild


[wʌɪld], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a natural state or uncultivated or uninhabited region
(e.g: kiwis are virtually extinct in the wild)


Phrases:
- run wild
- wild and woolly
- wild horses wouldn't ——

Origin:
Old English wilde, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German wild


[wʌɪld], (Verb)

Definitions:
- behave in an unrestrained or violent manner
(e.g: this song makes me want to wild out)

- treat (a person or animal) harshly, so that they become untrusting or nervous
(e.g: let your pigeon fly for a while: we don't want to wild him)


Phrases:
- run wild
- wild and woolly
- wild horses wouldn't ——

Origin:
Old English wilde, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German wild




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