ranch
    /ˈrænʧ/ /Brit ˈrɑːnʧ/
    
 
    
    noun
    
    plural ranches
    
    [count] a large farm especially in the U.S. where animals (such as cattle, horses, and sheep) are raised - see also dude ranch
    
    chiefly US :a farm for a special crop or kind of animal
    
    
    
    
    
    US :ranch house 2 - see also raised ranch
    
    verb
    
    ranches; ranched; ranching
    
    to live or work on a ranch [no obj]
    
    
    
    
    
    [+ obj] chiefly US :to raise (an animal) on a ranch