/ Dictionary / Index R ranch: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: ranch Pronunciation: (ranch), [key] — n. an establishment maintained for raising livestock under range conditions. a large farm used primarily to raise one kind of crop or animal: a mink ranch. a dude ranch. the persons employed or living on a ranch. See —v.i. to manage or work on a ranch. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: ranch (Thesaurus) Rancagua rancher Related Content Daily Word Quiz: overture Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language