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• wild animals/birds/flowers
• wild salmon
• wild mushrooms/rice
• the plants grow wild along the banks of rivers.

wild

1. living or growing in natural conditions; not kept in a house or on a farm
• wild animals/birds/flowers
• wild salmon
• wild mushrooms/rice
• The plants grow wild along the banks of rivers.
• Their aim is to document wild populations of fast-disappearing species.
• a wild boar

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• The dogs live wild on the streets.
• The flowers grow wild in the mountains.
• a wild rabbit
• wild strawberries
2. in its natural state; not changed by people
• the destruction of forests and other wild lands
• wild moorland
• The island is a wild and lonely place.
• This is truly wild and unspoilt countryside.
3. having no discipline or control
• The boy is wild and completely out of control.
• He had a wild look in his eyes.
• a woman with wild hair
• wild mood swings

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• There is a wild side to him.
• Her hair was rather wild.
• The band has a reputation for wild behaviour.
4. full of very strong feeling
• The crowd went wild.
• It makes me wild (= very angry) to see such waste.
• Everything about her drove him wild (= made him like her very much).
• wild laughter/celebrations
• The couple were dancing with wild abandon.

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• When the band appeared, the crowd went wild.
• The crowd was wild with excitement.
• It's the story of a wild and romantic love affair.
• Nothing could dull the sense of wild excitement that gripped them.
• His speech was greeted by wild applause.
5. not carefully planned; not sensible or accurate
• He made a wild guess at the answer.
• wild accusations
6. very good, pleasant or exciting
• We had a wild time in New York.
7. very enthusiastic about somebody/something
• She's totally wild about him.
• She was absolutely wild about him.
• I'm not wild about the idea.
8. affected by storms and strong winds
• SYNONYM stormy
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• a wild night
• The sea was wild.
9. far more, better, etc. than you could ever have imagined or hoped for
10. used to say that something has happened in a way that somebody did not expect at all
• Never in my wildest dreams did I think I'd meet him again.
11. to grow or develop freely without any control
• The ivy has run wild.
• Let your imagination run wild and be creative.
• I just let my imagination run wild and come up with as many ideas as I can.
12. if children or animals run wild, they behave as they like because nobody is controlling them
• Those boys have been allowed to run wild.
• They annoy the neighbours because they let their children run wild.
13. to go through a period of wild behaviour while young, especially having a lot of romantic or sexual relationships
• He wants to leave home, sow his wild oats and learn about life.
14. used to say that nothing would persuade somebody to go somewhere or do something they do not want to do

Word Origin

• Old English wilde, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German wild.