ranch — English Dictionary

Noun

1. A large plot of land used for raising cattle, sheep or other livestock.

   Usage

   • Countable
   • Uncountable

   Examples

   More examples (1)

   There was some laughter, and Roddle was left free to expand his ideas on the periodic visits of cowboys to the town. “Mason Rickets, he had ten big punkins a-sittin' in front of his store, an' them fellers from the Upside-down-F ranch shot 'em up […].”

2. A small farm that cultivates vegetables or livestock, especially one in the Southwestern United States.

   Usage

   • Countable
   • Uncountable

   Synonyms

   spread

3. A house or property on a plot of ranch land.

   Usage

   • Countable
   • Uncountable

4. A ranch-style house.

   Usage

   • Countable
   • Uncountable

5. Ranch dressing.

   Usage

   • Uncountable

Verb

1. To operate a ranch; to engage in ranching.

   Usage

   • Intransitive
   • Transitive

   Examples

   Formally the widow still ranches, but in fact she leaves all ranching to the foreman.

2. To work on a ranch.

   Usage

   • Intransitive
   • Transitive

   Examples

   Bill had ranched only five years when his dad made him foreman.

Noun

1. farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)

   Synonyms

   spreadcattle ranchcattle farm

   Broader terms

   farm

Verb

1. manage or run a ranch

   Broader terms

   farm

   Examples

   Her husband is ranching in Arizona