A surname from Middle English originally referring to a wild person, or for someone living in uncultivated land.

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

Inaccurately; not on target. / (of an audio recording) Intended to be synchronized with film or video but recorded separately.

The undomesticated state of a wild animal. / (chiefly in the plural) A wilderness. / (often jokingly in reference to sense 2.) civilization at large as opposed to contrived or laboratory conditions.

(intransitive, slang) To commit random acts of assault, robbery, and rape in an urban setting, especially as a gang.

Alternative form of weald

A surname from Middle English. A variant of Wild.

simple past tense and past participle of wild

Become wild.

(usually of animals) Living and roaming freely in nature; not domesticated. / (figuratively) At large. / (figuratively) In written or spoken language use, especially by native speakers.