- living in a state of nature; not tamed or domesticated: a wild animal;wild geese.
- growing or produced without cultivation or the care of humans, as plants, flowers, fruit, or honey: wild cherries.
- uncultivated, uninhabited, or waste: wild country.
- uncivilized or barbarous: wild tribes.
- of unrestrained violence, fury, intensity, etc.; violent; furious: wild strife;wild storms.
- characterized by or indicating violent feelings or excitement, as actions or a person's appearance: wild cries;a wild look.
- frantic or distracted; crazy: to drive someone wild.
- violently or uncontrollably affected: wild with rage;wild with pain.
- undisciplined, unruly, or lawless: a gang of wild boys.
- unrestrained, untrammeled, or unbridled: wild enthusiasm.
- disregardful of moral restraints as to pleasurable indulgence: He repented his wild youth.
- unrestrained by reason or prudence: wild schemes.
- amazing or incredible: Isn't that wild about Bill getting booted out of the club?
- disorderly or disheveled: wild hair.
- wide of the mark: He scored on a wild throw.
- intensely eager or enthusiastic: wild to get started;wild about the new styles.
- (of a card) having its value decided by the wishes of the players.
- (of molten metal) generating large amounts of gas during cooling, so as to cause violent bubbling.
- in a wild manner; wildly.
- an uncultivated, uninhabited, or desolate region or tract; waste; wilderness; desert: a cabin in the wild;a safari to the wilds of Africa.
- to travel around as a group, attacking or assaulting (people) in a random and violent way: The man was wilded and left for dead.
- (of an oil or gas well) to spout in an uncontrolled way, as in a blowout.
- in the wild,
- in a natural state or in the wilderness.
- in the real world; in real life:language learning in the classroom and in the wild.
- run wild,
- to grow unchecked: The rambler roses are running wild.
- to show lack of restraint or control: Those children are allowed to run wild.
- (of animals) living independently of man; not domesticated or tame
- (of plants) growing in a natural state; not cultivated
- uninhabited or uncultivated; desolate
- living in a savage or uncivilized way
- lacking restraint
- of great violence or intensity
- disorderly or chaotic
- dishevelled; untidy
- in a state of extreme emotional intensity
- reckless
- not calculated; random
- unconventional; fantastic; crazy
- intensely enthusiastic or excited
- (of a card, such as a joker or deuce in some games) able to be given any value the holder pleases
- wild and woolly
- rough; untamed; barbarous
- (of theories, plans, etc) not fully thought out
- in a wild manner
- run wild
- to grow without cultivation or care
- to behave without restraint
- a desolate, uncultivated, or uninhabited region
- the wild
- a free natural state of living
- the wilderness
- Jonathan. ?1682–1725, British criminal, who organized a network of thieves, highwaymen, etc, while also working as an informer: said to have sent over a hundred men to the gallows before being hanged himself
