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How to pronounce “wildcat”
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Pronunciation guide for wildcat
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of wildcat with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 7 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- At My Pace: Ordinary Women Tell Their Extraordinary Stories
Along the hike down my own personal Wildcat Mountain,
- Definition summary
- A cat that lives in the wilderness, specifically:
Example 1 of 7
How to pronounce wildcat
At My Pace: Ordinary Women Tell Their Extraordinary Stories
Along the hike down my own personal Wildcat Mountain,
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “wildcat”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- A cat that lives in the wilderness, specifically:
- (figurative) A person who acts like a wildcat, (usually) a violent and easily-angered person or a sexually vigorous one.
- (American football) An offensive formation with an unbalanced line and a snap directly to the running back rather than the quarterback.
- (nautical) A wheel that can be adjusted so as to revolve either with or on the shaft of a capstan.
- (firearms) Clipping of wildcat cartridge.
- (uncommon) Clipping of wildcat strike (“a strike undertaken without authorization from the relevant trade union”).
- (obsolete) Clipping of wildcat money (“notes issued by a wildcat bank”).
- [Adjective]
- (usually derogatory) Of or concerning businesses operating outside standard or legitimate practice, especially:
- (firearms) Of or concerning customized or hand-made cartridges.
- Unauthorized by the proper authorities.
- [Verb]
- (oil industry) To drill for oil in an area where no oil has been found before.
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