wildcat
noun
any of several North American felines of the genus Lynx.
wildcatted
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past participleof wildcat.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof wildcat.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
wildcatnounany of several North American felines of the genus Lynx.
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Besides practicing law, he wildcatted for oil with moderate success.
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On the other is Marvin Davis, 59, son of a New York dress manufacturer who wildcatted an oil fortune in the Rocky Mountains.
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Meanwhile, he struck oil, wildcatted himself into more millions than he could count.
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With dollars accumulated from purchase and sale of oil leases during boom years around 1906, he "wildcatted."
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Benedum discovered the famous De Mares Pool in Colombia on which International Petroleum fattened and wildcatted in Rumania's Ploesti field at Queen Marie's personal invitation.
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