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ranching

noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: R AE1 N CH IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The business or activity of operating a ranch, of farming or raising livestock.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • Ranching is his way of life.

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A ranch.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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3

verb

Meaning 3

present participle and gerund of ranch

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

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4

noun

Meaning 4

farming for the raising of livestock (particularly cattle)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: farming, agriculture, husbandry

Narrower terms: roundup

History

Etymology

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