wild: Meaning and Definition of

wild

1. living in a state of nature; not tamed or domesticated: a wild animal; wild geese.
2. growing or produced without cultivation or the care of humans, as plants, flowers, fruit, or honey: wild cherries.
3. uncultivated, uninhabited, or waste: wild country.
4. uncivilized or barbarous: wild tribes.
5. of unrestrained violence, fury, intensity, etc.; violent; furious: wild strife; wild storms.
6. characterized by or indicating violent feelings or excitement, as actions or a person's appearance: wild cries; a wild look.
7. frantic or distracted; crazy: to drive someone wild.
8. violently or uncontrollably affected: wild with rage; wild with pain.
9. undisciplined, unruly, or lawless: a gang of wild boys.
10. unrestrained, untrammeled, or unbridled: wild enthusiasm.
11. disregardful of moral restraints as to pleasurable indulgence: He repented his wild youth.
12. unrestrained by reason or prudence: wild schemes.
13. amazing or incredible: Isn't that wild about Bill getting booted out of the club?
14. disorderly or disheveled: wild hair.
15. wide of the mark: He scored on a wild throw.
16. intensely eager or enthusiastic: wild to get started; wild about the new styles.
17. (of a card) having its value decided by the wishes of the players.
18. (of molten metal) generating large amounts of gas during cooling, so as to cause violent bubbling.

1. in a wild manner; wildly.
2. (of an oil or gas well) to spout in an uncontrolled way, as in a blowout. Cf.(def. 4).
3. The rambler roses are running wild.
1. to grow unchecked:The rambler roses are running wild.
2. to show lack of restraint or control:Those children are allowed to run wild.

1. Often,an uncultivated, uninhabited, or desolate region or tract; waste; wilderness; desert: a cabin in the wild; a safari to the wilds of Africa.