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Definition of wildcat verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

wildcat

verb
 
/ˈwaɪldkæt/
 
/ˈwaɪldkæt/
[intransitive] (North American English)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they wildcat
 
/ˈwaɪldkæt/
 
/ˈwaɪldkæt/
he / she / it wildcats
 
/ˈwaɪldkæts/
 
/ˈwaɪldkæts/
past simple wildcatted
 
/ˈwaɪldkætɪd/
 
/ˈwaɪldkætɪd/
past participle wildcatted
 
/ˈwaɪldkætɪd/
 
/ˈwaɪldkætɪd/
-ing form wildcatting
 
/ˈwaɪldkætɪŋ/
 
/ˈwaɪldkætɪŋ/
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  1. to look for oil in a place where nobody has found any yet
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