(of an animal or plant) living or growing in the natural environment; not domesticated or cultivated

a herd of wild goats

wild strawberries

(of a place or region) uninhabited, uncultivated, or inhospitable

an expanse of wild moorland

the wild coastline of Cape Wrath

lacking discipline or restraint

wild parties were never her scene

the audience went wild

not based on sound reasoning or probability

a wild guess

wild rumours were circulating

performing in Hollywood was beyond my wildest dreams

who, even in their wildest dreams, could have anticipated such a victory?

(of a playing card) deemed to have any value, suit, colour, or other property in a game at the discretion of the player holding it

a natural state or uncultivated or uninhabited region

kiwis are virtually extinct in the wild

behave in an unrestrained or violent manner

this song makes me want to wild out

he was wilding and cursing and needed to chill out

treat (a person or animal) harshly, so that they become untrusting or nervous

let your pigeon fly for a while: we don't want to wild him