UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈwaɪld/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/waɪld/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(wīld)
characterized by or indicating violent feelings or excitement, as actions or a person's appearance:wild cries; a wild look.
frantic or distracted; crazy:to drive someone wild.
violently or uncontrollably affected:wild with rage; wild with pain.
undisciplined, unruly, or lawless:a gang of wild boys.
unrestrained, untrammeled, or unbridled:wild enthusiasm.
disregardful of moral restraints as to pleasurable indulgence:He repented his wild youth.
unrestrained by reason or prudence:wild schemes.
amazing or incredible:Isn't that wild about Bill getting booted out of the club?
disorderly or disheveled:wild hair.
wide of the mark:He scored on a wild throw.
[Informal.]intensely eager or enthusiastic:wild to get started; wild about the new styles.
[Cards.](of a card) having its value decided by the wishes of the players.
[Metall.](of molten metal) generating large amounts of gas during cooling, so as to cause violent bubbling.
adv.
in a wild manner; wildly.
Miningblow wild, (of an oil or gas well) to spout in an uncontrolled way, as in a blowout. Cf. blowout (def. 4).
run wild:
to grow unchecked:The rambler roses are running wild.
to show lack of restraint or control:Those children are allowed to run wild.
n.
Often, wilds. an uncultivated, uninhabited, or desolate region or tract; waste; wilderness; desert:a cabin in the wild; a safari to the wilds of Africa.
bef. 900; Middle English, Old English wilde; cognate with Dutch, German wild, Old Norse villr, Swedish vild, Gothic wiltheis
Jonathan. ?1682–1725, British criminal, who organized a network of thieves, highwaymen, etc, while also working as an informer: said to have sent over a hundred men to the gallows before being hanged himself
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