definition of
range

[1] #1 range n. [scope, reach, orbit, compass, ambit] an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"; "a piano has a greater range than the human voice"; "the ambit of municipal legislation"; "within the compass of this article"; "within the scope of an i. wn

[2] #2 range v. [run] change or be different within limits; "Estimates for the losses in the earthquake range as high as $2 billion"; "Interest rates run from 5 to 10 percent"; "The instruments ranged from tuba to cymbals"; "My students range from very bright to dull". wn

[3] #3 range n. [reach] the limits within which something can be effective; "range of motion"; "he was beyond the reach of their fire". wn

[4] #4 range n. a large tract of grassy open land on which livestock can graze; "they used to drive the cattle across the open range every spring"; "he dreamed of a home on the range". wn

[5] #5 range v. [roll, wander, swan, stray, tramp, roam, cast, ramble, rove, drift, vagabond] move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment; "The gypsies roamed the woods"; "roving vagabonds"; "the wandering Jew"; "The cattle roam across the prairie"; "the laborers drift from one town to the next"; "They ro. wn