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wild

2 adverb
     
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run wild

a) if children or animals run wild, they behave in an uncontrolled way because there is no one to control them
b) if something runs wild, it is not controlled and operates in an extremely free way:
Be creative - allow your imagination to run wild.
c) if plants run wild, they grow a lot in an uncontrolled way
2

grow wild

if plants grow wild somewhere, they have not been planted by people
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