2 definitions found From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: wildcatted See {wildcat} From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: wildcat adj 1: outside the bounds of legitimate or ethical business practices; "wildcat currency issued by irresponsible banks"; "wildcat stock speculation"; "a wildcat airline"; "wildcat life insurance schemes" 2: without official authorization; "an unauthorized strike"; "wildcat work stoppage" [syn: {unauthorized}, {unauthorised}] 3: (of a mine or oil well) drilled speculatively in an area not known to be productive; "drilling there would be strictly a wildcat operation"; "a wildcat mine"; "wildcat drilling"; "wildcat wells" n 1: an exploratory oil well drilled in land not known to be an oil field [syn: {wildcat well}] 2: a cruelly rapacious person [syn: {beast}, {wolf}, {savage}, {brute}] 3: any small or medium-sized cat resembling the domestic cat and living in the wild [also: {wildcatting}, {wildcatted}]
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