noun

• an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:
  "the range of a supersonic jet"
• the limits within which something can be effective
  "range of motion"
• a large tract of grassy open land on which livestock can graze
  "they used to drive the cattle across the open range every spring"
• a series of hills or mountains
  "the valley was between two ranges of hills"

verb

• change or be different within limits
  "Estimates for the losses in the earthquake range as high as $2 billion"
• move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
  "The gypsies roamed the woods"
• have a range; be capable of projecting over a certain distance, as of a gun
  "This gun ranges over two miles"
• range or extend over; occupy a certain area
  "The plants straddle the entire state"