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| maverick | |
| 1. cane sciolto, anticonformista | |
| inglese > inglese | |
| maverick | |
| 1. adj. Of cattle: unbranded. |  |
| 2. adj. Showing independence in thoughts or actions. |  |
| He made a maverick decision. She is such a maverick person. |  |
| 3. subst. An unbranded range animal. |  |
| 4. subst. (by extension) Anything dishonestly obtained. |  |
| 5. subst. (by extension) One who is unconventional or does not abide by rules. |  |
| Synonyms: heteroclite, individualist, lone gunman, nonconformist, rebel |  |
| 6. subst. (by extension) One who creates or uses controversial or unconventional ideas or practices. |  |
| 7. subst. (military) A person in the military who became an officer by going to college while on active duty as an enlisted person. |  |
| 8. subst. (poker slang) A queen and a jack as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em. |  |
| 9. v. (US) To take an unbranded range animal. |  |
| 10. v. (by extension) To seize without a legal claim. |  |