Definitions for ranchræntʃ

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

ranchræntʃ(n.)

an establishment maintained for raising livestock under range conditions.
Category: Agriculture
a farm or ranchlike enterprise that raises a single crop or animal:
a fruit ranch; a mink ranch.
Category: Common Vocabulary, Agriculture, British, Dialect
the persons working or living on a ranch.
Category: Common Vocabulary, Architecture
Ref: ranch house (def. 2). 2
(v.i.)to own, manage, or work on a ranch.
Category: Common Vocabulary

Origin of ranch:

1800–10, Amer.; < Sp ranchorancho

ranch′like`(adj.)

Princeton's WordNet

ranch, spread, cattle ranch, cattle farm(verb)
farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)
ranch(verb)
manage or run a ranch
"Her husband is ranching in Arizona"

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

ranch(noun)æntʃ
a large sheep, horse or cattle farm in the U.S. or Canada
a ranch owner; a cattle ranch

Wiktionary

ranch(Noun)
A large plot of land used for raising cattle, sheep or other livestock.
ranch(Noun)
A small farm that cultivates vegetables and/or livestock.
ranch(Noun)
A house or property on a ranch land.
ranch(Noun)
A type of salad dressing.
ranch(Verb)
To operate a ranch; engage in ranching.
Formally the widow still ranches, in fact she leaves all ranching to the foreman
ranch(Verb)
To work on a ranch

Origin: Recorded since 1808, farm sense since 1831. From American rancho, in Spanish originally "group of people who eat together", from ranchear, from ranger, from rang (cognate with rank)

Webster Dictionary

Ranch(verb)
to wrench; to tear; to sprain; to injure by violent straining or contortion
Ranch(noun)
a tract of land used for grazing and the rearing of horses, cattle, or sheep. See Rancho, 2

Translations for ranch

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

ranch(noun)

a farm, especially one in North America for rearing cattle or horses.

plaasAfrikaans
مَزْرَعَه، مَرْبى ماشِيَهArabic
ранчоBulgarian
fazendaPortuguese (BR)
rančCzech
die RanchGerman
ranchDanish
ράντσοGreek
ranchoSpanish
karjafarmEstonian
مزرعه دامداریFarsi
karjatilaFinnish
ranchFrench
חַווָהHebrew
पशु-फार्मHindi
ranč, velika stočna farmaCroatian
farmHungarian
peternakanIndonesian
búgarðurIcelandic
ranch, fattoriaItalian
放場Japanese
농장Korean
rančaLithuanian
rančoLatvian
ladangMalay
fokkerijDutch
kvegfarm, ranchNorwegian
ranchoPolish
مزرعه دامداریPersian
ورشو، بانډه، څړ ځاى، هغه ځاى ياكښت چه په هغه كى داسانو، ميږو اونورو مالو ساتنه كيږىPashto
fazendaPortuguese
ranch, fermăRomanian
ранчоRussian
rančSlovak
rančSlovenian
rančSerbian
ranch, farmSwedish
ฟาร์มปศุสัตว์Thai
hayvanüretme çiftliğiTurkish
(尤指北美的)牧場Chinese (Trad.)
ранчоUkrainian
مویشی خانہUrdu
nông trạiVietnamese
（北美的）大牧场Chinese (Simp.)