Definition of "wild" in Anglais

adjective

Untamed; not domesticated.
From or relating to wild creatures.
- wild honey
Unrestrained or uninhibited.
- I was filled with wild rage when I discovered the infidelity, and punched a hole in the wall.
Raucous, unruly, or licentious.
- The fraternity was infamous for its wild parties, which frequently resulted in police involvement.
(electrical engineering) Of unregulated and varying frequency.
- The aircraft's navigational equipment should not be powered from the wild AC bus except in an emergency, as its computers can be damaged by variations in electrical frequency.
Visibly and overtly anxious; frantic.
- Her mother was wild with fear when she didn't return home after the party.
Furious; very angry.
Disheveled, tangled, or untidy.
- After a week on the trail without a mirror, my hair was wild and dirty.
Enthusiastic.
- I'm not wild about the idea of a two day car trip with my nephews, but it's my only option.
Very inaccurate; far off the mark.
- The novice archer fired a wild shot and hit her opponent's target.
Exposed to the wind and sea; unsheltered.
- a wild roadstead
(nautical, of a vessel) Hard to steer.
(mathematics, of a knot) Not capable of being represented as a finite closed polygonal chain.
(slang) Amazing, awesome, unbelievable.
- Did you hear? Pat won the lottery! — Wow, that's wild!
(slang) Very unexpected; wildly surprising; crazy, diabolical.
Able to stand in for others, e.g. a card in games, or a text character in computer pattern matching.
- In this card game, aces are wild: they can take the place of any other card.
Of an audio recording: intended to be synchronized with film or video but recorded separately.
- a wild track; wild sound

adverb

Inaccurately; not on target.
- The javelin flew wild and struck a spectator, to the horror of all observing.
(of an audio recording) Intended to be synchronized with film or video but recorded separately.

noun

(singular, with "the") The undomesticated state of a wild animal.
- After mending the lion's leg, we returned him to the wild.
(chiefly in the plural) A wilderness.
- 1730–1774, Oliver Goldsmith, Introductory to Switzerland Thus every good his native wilds impart Imprints the patriot passion on his heart; And e’en those ills that round his mansion rise Enhance the bliss his scanty funds supplies.
Something that is able to stand in for others, such as a particular playing card in a game.