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wildcat in Polish

wildcat in Polish is żbik — wildcat means describing an action, especially a strike, taken by workers without official union approval.

wildcat in Polish

żbik
noun
(UK) Felis silvestris, a common small Old World wild cat somewhat larger than a house cat.

What does "wildcat" mean?

  1. adj Describing an action, especially a strike, taken by workers without official union approval.
    "The drivers staged a wildcat strike over the new schedules."
  2. verb To drill for oil or gas in an area that hasn't been proven to have any.
    "His pitch was that fracking had transformed the production of gas from a hit-or-miss proposition to one that operated with an on and off switch. It was manufacturing, not wildcatting."
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wildcat in a sentence

  • The drivers staged a wildcat strike over the new schedules.
  • His pitch was that fracking had transformed the production of gas from a hit-or-miss proposition to one that operated with an on and off switch. It was manufacturing, not wildcatting.
  • You'd have to be very rich or very desperate to go wildcatting that far east.

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What is "wildcat" in Polish?
"wildcat" in Polish is żbik. wildcat means: Describing an action, especially a strike, taken by workers without official union approval.
How do you use "wildcat" in a sentence?
Example: "The drivers staged a wildcat strike over the new schedules." In Polish, "wildcat" is żbik.
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