Definitions from Wiktionary (wildcat)

▸ noun:  A cat that lives in the wilderness, specifically:
▸ noun:  (UK) Felis silvestris, a common small Old World wild cat somewhat larger than a house cat.
▸ noun:  (US) A bobcat (Lynx rufus) or other similar New World species of lynx.
▸ noun:  Any feral cat.
▸ noun:  (figurative) A person who acts like a wildcat, (usually) a violent and easily-angered person or a sexually vigorous one.
▸ noun:  (American football) An offensive formation with an unbalanced line and a snap directly to the running back rather than the quarterback.
▸ noun:  (nautical) A wheel that can be adjusted so as to revolve either with or on the shaft of a capstan.
▸ adjective:  (usually derogatory) Of or concerning businesses operating outside standard or legitimate practice, especially:
▸ adjective:  (derogatory, dated) Of or concerning irresponsible banks or banking, (particularly) small, independent operations.
▸ adjective:  (oil industry) Of or concerning oil exploration in new areas, (particularly) small, independent operations.
▸ adjective:  Of or concerning actions undertaken by workers without approval or in defiance of the formal leadership of their trade unions.
▸ adjective:  (firearms) Of or concerning customized or hand-made cartridges.
▸ adjective:  Unauthorized by the proper authorities.
▸ verb:  (oil industry) To drill for oil in an area where no oil has been found before.
▸ noun:  (uncommon) Alternative spelling of wild cat, any undomesticated felid, as tigers or lions. [An undomesticated felid, as tigers or lions.]
▸ noun:  (firearms) Clipping of wildcat cartridge. [(firearms) A cartridge modified from another calibre rather than being commercially produced.]
▸ noun:  (uncommon) Clipping of wildcat strike, a strike undertaken without authorization from the relevant trade union. [(organized labor) A labor strike that has not been authorized by the leaders of a trade union.]
▸ noun:  (obsolete) Clipping of wildcat money, notes issued by a wildcat bank. [(banking, finance, historical) A paper currency that was issued by banks in the 19th century when there was no federal regulation of banks.]

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