wild

Definition

  • noun: a large area of land where people do not live and where plants, trees, etc., grow freely
  • noun: a sparsely inhabited or uncultivated region or tract
  • adjective: living in nature without human control or care
  • adjective: living in a state of nature and not ordinarily tame or domesticated
  • synonyms: wilderness, native, desert

Examples

  • The company was successful 'beyond my wildest dreams/fantasies'. [=much more successful that I ever thought possible]

  • He has some pretty 'wild' [='strange'] ideas about raising children.

  • The party was getting kind of 'wild' [=out of control] so we left.

Movie quotes

  • (..) Dad, I'm tired of running and stealing. Well, a place to sleep. Yeah. Just another break-in. You know, when I was your age, I liked to get a little wild. I liked cars, girls. But then there was Tessa. And when she was born, all I ever wanted out of life was for her to be happy (..)
    2014 Transformers: Age of Extinction
  • (..) - You're supposed to call, and if it ends up being alien, then you win $. You don't win money. And if you can capture it live... Like tag it like a wild wildebeest, then you get $. - Dad, we're making the call. - I heard that. I've seen the commercial. They don't say that. That's not a guarantee. (..)
    2014 Transformers: Age of Extinction