Definitions of range:

• noun:   a place for shooting (firing or driving) projectiles of various kinds

  Example: "The army maintains a missile range in the desert"

• noun:   a variety of different things or activities

  Example: "He answered a range of questions"

• noun:   the limits within which something can be effective

  Example: "Range of motion"

• noun:   a large tract of grassy open land on which livestock can graze

  Example: "They used to drive the cattle across the open range every spring"

• noun:   a series of hills or mountains

  Example: "The valley was between two ranges of hills"

• noun:   the limits of the values a function can take

  Example: "The range of this function is the interval from 0 to 1"

• noun:   an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control

  Example: "The range of a supersonic jet"

• noun:   the limit of capability
• noun:   a kitchen appliance used for cooking food
• verb:   range or extend over; occupy a certain area
• verb:   change or be different within limits

  Example: "Estimates for the losses in the earthquake range as high as $2 billion"

• verb:   have a range; be capable of projecting over a certain distance, as of a gun

  Example: "This gun ranges over two miles"

• verb:   let eat

  Example: "Range the animals in the prairie"

• verb:   lay out in a line
• verb:   move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
• verb:   assign a rank or rating to
• verb:   feed as in a meadow or pasture
• name:  A surname (rare: 1 in 50000 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #6789)