Meaning of "wildcat" in the English dictionary

PRONUNCIATION OF WILDCAT

wildcat  [ˈwaɪldˌkæt]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WILDCAT

Wildcat is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb wildcat in English.

WHAT DOES WILDCAT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Wildcat

The wildcat is a small cat found throughout most of Africa, Europe, and southwest and central Asia into India, China, and Mongolia. Because of its wide range it is classed by the IUCN as Least Concern. However, crossbreeding with housecats is extensive and has occurred throughout almost the entirety of the species' range. The wildcat shows a high degree of geographic variation. Asiatic subspecies have spotted, isabelline coats, African subspecies have sandy-grey fur with banded legs and red-backed ears, and European wildcats resemble heavily built striped tabbies with bushy tails, white chins and throats. All subspecies are generally larger than house cats, with longer legs and more robust bodies. The actual number of subspecies is still debated, with some organisations recognising 22, while others recognise only four, including the Chinese mountain cat, which was previously considered a species in its own right.

Definition of wildcat in the English dictionary

The first definition of wildcat in the dictionary is a wild European cat, Felis silvestris, that resembles the domestic tabby but is larger and has a bushy tail. Other definition of wildcat is any of various other felines, esp of the genus Lynx, such as the lynx and the caracal. Wildcat is also a savage or aggressive person.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO WILDCAT

PRESENT

Present

I wildcat

you wildcat

he/she/it wildcats

we wildcat

you wildcat

they wildcat

Present continuous

I am wildcatting

you are wildcatting

he/she/it is wildcatting

we are wildcatting

you are wildcatting

they are wildcatting

Present perfect

I have wildcatted

you have wildcatted

he/she/it has wildcatted

we have wildcatted

you have wildcatted

they have wildcatted

Present perfect continuous

I have been wildcatting

you have been wildcatting

he/she/it has been wildcatting

we have been wildcatting

you have been wildcatting

they have been wildcatting

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I wildcatted

you wildcatted

he/she/it wildcatted

we wildcatted

you wildcatted

they wildcatted

Past continuous

I was wildcatting

you were wildcatting

he/she/it was wildcatting

we were wildcatting

you were wildcatting

they were wildcatting

Past perfect

I had wildcatted

you had wildcatted

he/she/it had wildcatted

we had wildcatted

you had wildcatted

they had wildcatted

Past perfect continuous

I had been wildcatting

you had been wildcatting

he/she/it had been wildcatting

we had been wildcatting

you had been wildcatting

they had been wildcatting

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will wildcat

you will wildcat

he/she/it will wildcat

we will wildcat

you will wildcat

they will wildcat

Future continuous

I will be wildcatting

you will be wildcatting

he/she/it will be wildcatting

we will be wildcatting

you will be wildcatting

they will be wildcatting

Future perfect

I will have wildcatted

you will have wildcatted

he/she/it will have wildcatted

we will have wildcatted

you will have wildcatted

they will have wildcatted

Future perfect continuous

I will have been wildcatting

you will have been wildcatting

he/she/it will have been wildcatting

we will have been wildcatting

you will have been wildcatting

they will have been wildcatting

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would wildcat

you would wildcat

he/she/it would wildcat

we would wildcat

you would wildcat

they would wildcat

Conditional continuous

I would be wildcatting

you would be wildcatting

he/she/it would be wildcatting

we would be wildcatting

you would be wildcatting

they would be wildcatting

Conditional perfect

I would have wildcat

you would have wildcat

he/she/it would have wildcat

we would have wildcat

you would have wildcat

they would have wildcat

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been wildcatting

you would have been wildcatting

he/she/it would have been wildcatting

we would have been wildcatting

you would have been wildcatting

they would have been wildcatting

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you wildcat
we let´s wildcat
you wildcat

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to wildcat

Past participle

wildcatted

Present Participle

wildcatting

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

TRANSLATION OF WILDCAT

Find out the translation of wildcat to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of wildcat from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «wildcat» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 野猫
• Translator English - Spanish: wildcat
• English: wildcat
• Translator English - Hindi: अनधिकृत
• Translator English - Arabic: العشوائية
• Translator English - Russian: дикая кошка
• Translator English - Portuguese: wildcat
• Translator English - Bengali: বনবিড়াল
• Translator English - French: chat sauvage
• Translator English - Malay: kucing liar
• Translator English - German: Wildkatze
• Translator English - Japanese: ヤマネコ
• Translator English - Korean: 살쾡이
• Translator English - Javanese: Wildcat
• Translator English - Vietnamese: lô an ủi
• Translator English - Tamil: திடீர்
• Translator English - Marathi: कर्कश आवाज
• Translator English - Turkish: yaban kedisi
• Translator English - Italian: wildcat
• Translator English - Polish: żbik
• Translator English - Ukrainian: дика кішка
• Translator English - Romanian: pisică sălbatică
• Translator English - Greek: αγριόγατα
• Translator English - Afrikaans: WILDCAT
• Translator English - Swedish: vildkatt
• Translator English - Norwegian: undersøkelses

2 QUOTES WITH «WILDCAT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word wildcat.

1

Adrienne Rich

The worker can unionize, go out on strike; mothers are divided from each other in homes, tied to their children by compassionate bonds; our wildcat strikes have most often taken the form of physical or mental breakdown.

2

Eddie Rickenbacker

I'll fight like a wildcat until they nail the lid of my pine box down on me.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WILDCAT»

Discover the use of wildcat in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to wildcat and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Wildcat

Wild - Wildcat By Cheyenne McCray Book 2 in the Wild series] Rancher Catie Wilds loves men, can't get enough sex, likes experimentation, and enjoys indulging in a bit of voyeurism.

Cheyenne McCray, 2003

Wildcat Aces of World War 2

Beretning om piloter, der fløj det amerikanske jagerfly F4F Wildcat under 2.verdenskrig

Barrett Tillman, 1995

Grumman / G. M. F4F Wildcat Fighter Pilot's Flight Operating ...

Classified ¿Restricted¿, the manual was declassified and is here reprinted in book form. This affordable facsimile has been slightly reformatted. Care has been taken however to preserve the integrity of the text.

United States Navy, 2008

Red Alert!: Saving the Planet with Indigenous Knowledge

Inspiring and insightful, Red Alert! is a stirring call to action.

Daniel R. Wildcat, 2010

Northwestern Wildcat Football

From their beginning as one of the earliest college teams in the Midwest to the recent series of Big Ten championships, the Northwestern Wildcats have clawed their way to claim 8 conference titles, 36 All-Americans, and victory in some of ...

Larry LaTourette, 2005

Savas's Wildcat

Yiannis Savas, the irresistible playboy of the Savas dynasty, was every girl's dream.

Anne Mcallister, 2012

Modelling the F4F Wildcat

This book details projects that encompass four variants of the F4 Wildcat.

Mark Glidden, 2012

Wildcat Run

But Lexie and Jake convince Tommy to try Wildcat Run instead. Wildcat Run presents the young skiers with more than they expect, including a cougar sighting.

Sonya Bates, 2011

Wildcat Fireflies: A Meridian Novel

. . . Will Meri and Tens find Juliet in time to save her from a life of misery and illness? And will Meri and Tens' own romance weather the storms of new discoveries? From the Hardcover edition.

Amber Kizer, 2011

The Secret of Wildcat Swamp

More information to be announced soon on this forthcoming title from Penguin USA

Franklin W. Dixon, 1969

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WILDCAT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term wildcat is used in the context of the following news items.

Wildcat Fire now fully contained

The blaze, dubbed the Wildcat Fire, threatened some back-country homes for a time, forced a closure of a stretch of Wildcat Canyon Road and prompted ... «fox5sandiego.com, Jun 15»

Concord 250 Watch: Wildcat series continues

The Wildcat Regiment Band, which uses Civil War-era instruments, performs regularly for the National Park Service at historic Civil War battlegrounds. «Concord Monitor, May 15»

Skier dies in 60-foot fall at Wildcat

A skier at Wildcat Mountain was killed Monday morning when he fell over a ... "My thoughts and those of Wildcat Mountain and its employees go out to the family ... «WMUR Manchester, Mar 15»

Wildcat Red looks for reversal of fortune in return to Gulfstream

Wildcat Red was red hot at Gulfstream Park a year ago. Now, after failing to find success at other race tracks over the course of his 2014 campaign, the colt ... «MiamiHerald.com, Jan 15»

Northam Platinum hit by wildcat strike

Johannesburg - Workers have downed tools in a wildcat strike at Northam Platinum's flagship Zondereinde mine in northern Limpopo, the company said on ... «Independent Online, Jan 15»

Wildcat conservation project given almost £1m

A conservation project to help the threatened Scottish wildcat has been given a Lottery grant of almost £1m. The grant of £973,000 has been given to Wildcat ... «BBC News, Dec 14»

Cougar-mauling death of Portland woman at WildCat Haven …

The family of an animal keeper at WildCat Haven Sanctuary has filed a $6 million lawsuit against the Sherwood-area sanctuary for a November 2013 cougar ... «The Oregonian - OregonLive.com, Nov 14»

Arrow Producer Talks Wildcat, Ra's al Ghul, The Flash Crossover …

This episode introduces his alter ego as Wildcat, but with a spin. People who watch the show, they might have noticed, we've got quite a few vigilantes running ... «IGN, Nov 14»

Wildcat: The New Hero on Arrow Season 3

Arrow teased us with Wildcat in the season three premiere, during, appropriately, a boxing match. That's because the comic book Ted Grant was a boxer before ... «Den of Geek!, Oct 14»

Wildcat formation adds another dimension to UK's offense

Kentucky Wildcats running back Jojo Kemp (3) greeted fans on the way to the locker room after UK defeated South Carolina 45-38 at Commonwealth Stadium ... «Lexington Herald Leader, Oct 14»