Dictionary definition · range
noun
- an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:"a piano has a greater range than the human voice"
- the limits within which something can be effective"range of motion"
- a large tract of grassy open land on which livestock can graze"they used to drive the cattle across the open range every spring"
- a series of hills or mountains"the valley was between two ranges of hills"
- a place for shooting (firing or driving) projectiles of various kinds"the army maintains a missile range in the desert"
- a variety of different things or activities"he answered a range of questions"
verb
- change or be different within limits"Estimates for the losses in the earthquake range as high as $2 billion"
- move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment"The gypsies roamed the woods"
- have a range; be capable of projecting over a certain distance, as of a gun"This gun ranges over two miles"
- range or extend over; occupy a certain area"The plants straddle the entire state"
- lay out orderly or logically in a line or as if in a line"lay out the clothes"
- feed as in a meadow or pasture"the herd was grazing"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).