Meaning

• The undomesticated state of a wild animal

  "After mending the lion's leg, we returned him to the wild."

• (chiefly in the plural) a wilderness

Meaning

• To commit random acts of assault, robbery, and rape in an urban setting, especially as a gang.

Meaning

• Untamed; not domesticated; specifically, in an unbroken line of undomesticated animals (as opposed to feral, referring to undomesticated animals whose ancestors were domesticated).

  "Przewalski's horses are the only remaining wild horses."

• From or relating to wild creatures.

  "wild honey"

• Unrestrained or uninhibited.

  "I was filled with wild rage when I discovered the infidelity, and punched a hole in the wall."

• Raucous, unruly, or licentious.

  "The fraternity was infamous for its wild parties, which frequently resulted in police involvement."

• Visibly and overtly anxious; frantic.

  "Her mother was wild with fear when she didn't return home after the party."

• Disheveled, tangled, or untidy.

  "After a week on the trail without a mirror, my hair was wild and dirty."

• Enthusiastic.

  "I'm not wild about the idea of a two day car trip with my nephews, but it's my only option."

• Inaccurate.

  "The novice archer fired a wild shot and hit her opponent's target."

• Exposed to the wind and sea; unsheltered.

  "a wild roadstead"

• Hard to steer; said of a vessel.

• (of a knot) Not capable of being represented as a finite closed polygonal chain.

• Amazing, awesome, unbelievable.

  "Did you hear? Pat won the lottery! - Wow, that's wild!"

• Able to stand in for others, e.g. a card in games, or a text character in computer pattern matching.

  "In this card game, aces are wild: they can take the place of any other card."

Meaning

• Inaccurately; not on target.

  "The javelin flew wild and struck a spectator, to the horror of all observing."