- a wild-cat (or wildcat) strike
- зaбacтoвкa, нe caнкциoниpoвaннaя пpoфcoюзoмWildcat strikes are more numerous in this particular Field than in any other category of industry or business (New York Herald Tribune)
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a wild-cat (or wildcat) strike
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wild´cat´ter — wild|cat «WYLD KAT», noun, adjective, verb, cat|ted, cat|ting. –noun. 1. Scientifically, any wild member of the common cat species Felis silvestris. In a looser or less scientific usage, however, wildcat can refer to other species of larger cats … Useful english dictionary
wild|cat — «WYLD KAT», noun, adjective, verb, cat|ted, cat|ting. –noun. 1. Scientifically, any wild member of the common cat species Felis silvestris. In a looser or less scientific usage, however, wildcat can refer to other species of larger cats,… … Useful english dictionary
wildcat strike — wild′cat strike′ n. bus gov a labor strike that has not been called or sanctioned by the officials of the union Etymology: 1940–45, amer … From formal English to slang
Wildcat (disambiguation) — Wildcat ( Felis silvestris ) is a small felid native to Europe, the western part of Asia, and Africa.Wildcat may also refer to: Members of genus Lynx * Canadian Lynx ( Lynx canadensis ), native to Canada, Alaska as well as some parts of the lower … Wikipedia
wildcat — wild•cat [[t]ˈwaɪldˌkæt[/t]] n. pl. cats, (esp. collectively) cat 1) mam a) a small striped Eurasian cat, Felis sylvestris, related to the domestic cat b) any of several small to medium sized wild cats, as the bobcat or ocelot c) a domestic cat… … From formal English to slang
wildcat — [wīld′kat΄] n. pl. wildcats or wildcat 1. a) any of a large group of fierce, medium sized, undomesticated cats, including the bobcat, Canada lynx, ocelot, serval, and caracal b) a house cat that has escaped from domestication: in this sense,… … English World dictionary
strike — 1 vb struck, struck, also, strick·en, strik·ing vi 1: to remove or delete something 2: to stop work in order to force an employer to comply with demands vt 1: to remove or delete from a legal document a … Law dictionary
wildcat — /wuyld kat /, n., pl. wildcats, (esp. collectively) wildcat for 1 4, adj., v., wildcatted, wildcatting. n. 1. any of several North American felines of the genus Lynx. Cf. lynx. 2. a yellowish gray, black striped feline, Felis sylvestris, of… … Universalium
wildcat — n. & adj. n. 1 a hot tempered or violent person. 2 US a bobcat see wild cat. 3 an exploratory oil well. adj. (attrib.) 1 esp. US reckless; financially unsound. 2 (of a strike) sudden and unofficial … Useful english dictionary
Cat — For other uses, see Cat (disambiguation) and Cats (disambiguation). Domestic cat[1] … Wikipedia
wildcatter — wild•cat•ter [[t]ˈwaɪldˌkæt ər[/t]] n. 1) bus an oil prospector 2) bus a person who promotes risky or unsound business ventures 3) gov bus a person who participates in a wildcat strike • Etymology: 1880–85, amer … From formal English to slang
