1
: a large farm for raising horses, beef cattle, or sheep
2
: a farm or area devoted to a particular specialty
3
ranched; ranching; ranches
: to live or work on a ranch
Examples of ranch in a Sentence
Noun
lives on a cattle ranch in Texas that's as big as the whole state of Rhode Island
Verb
My grandfather started ranching here 150 years ago.
The family has ranched 10,000 acres here for the past 150 years.
The family has been ranching cattle here for 150 years.
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Samantha Husted, Charlotte Observer, 21 Apr. 2025
Spend your mornings on a trail ride through Great Smoky Mountain National Park, then come back to the ranch to tackle the adventure course or go bird watching.
—Lydia Mansel, Southern Living, 18 Apr. 2025
Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 22 Apr. 2025
What Is Netflix's Ransom Canyon About? Described as a romantic drama, Ransom Canyon follows Texas ranching families whose lives intertwine across generations.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
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Noun
As far as fries go, Flower Child offers roasted sweet potato fries, served with buttermilk yogurt ranch.
—Samantha Husted, Charlotte Observer, 21 Apr. 2025
Spend your mornings on a trail ride through Great Smoky Mountain National Park, then come back to the ranch to tackle the adventure course or go bird watching.
—Lydia Mansel, Southern Living, 18 Apr. 2025
Verb
The 10-episode first season, starring Minka Kelly and Josh Duhamel, followed the push-and-pull struggles of rival ranching families in the titular Texas town, and has viewers clamoring for more.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 22 Apr. 2025
What Is Netflix's Ransom Canyon About? Described as a romantic drama, Ransom Canyon follows Texas ranching families whose lives intertwine across generations.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
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“Ranch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ranch. Accessed 26 Apr. 2025.
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ranch
1 of 2 noun1
: a place for the raising of livestock (as cattle, horses, or sheep) on range
2
: a farm devoted to a specific crop or kind of animal
a fruit ranch
a mink ranch
ranch
2 of 2 verb
: to live or work on a ranch
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