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range

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01noun

an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:

“a piano has a greater range than the human voice”

“the ambit of municipal legislation”

02noun

the limits within which something can be effective

“range of motion”

“he was beyond the reach of their fire”

03noun

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”

04noun

a series of hills or mountains

“the valley was between two ranges of hills”

“the plains lay just beyond the mountain range”

13 more meanings

05noun

a place for shooting (firing or driving) projectiles of various kinds

“the army maintains a missile range in the desert”

“any good golf club will have a range where you can practice”

06noun

a variety of different things or activities

“he answered a range of questions”

“he was impressed by the range and diversity of the collection”

07noun

(mathematics) the set of values of the dependent variable for which a function is defined

“the image of f(x) = x^2 is the set of all non-negative real numbers if the domain of the function is the set of all real numbers”

08noun

the limit of capability

“within the compass of education”

09noun

a kitchen appliance used for cooking food

“dinner was already on the stove”

10verb

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”

11verb

move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment

“The gypsies roamed the woods”

“roving vagabonds”

12verb

have a range; be capable of projecting over a certain distance, as of a gun

“This gun ranges over two miles”

13verb

range or extend over; occupy a certain area

“The plants straddle the entire state”

14verb

lay out orderly or logically in a line or as if in a line

“lay out the clothes”

“lay out the arguments”

15verb

feed as in a meadow or pasture

“the herd was grazing”

16verb

let eat

“range the animals in the prairie”

17verb

assign a rank or rating to

“how would you rank these students?”

“The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide”

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