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range verb1. LME.
[Old French rangier, rengier (mod. ranger), formed as RANK noun.]
I.
verb trans. Draw up (an army etc.) in ranks; set out in a row or rows; gen. arrange, dispose. Usu. in pass. or refl. LME.
J. Betjeman Hereditary peers Are ranged in rows. W. Boyd A large cinema screen with rows of seats ranged in front of it. P. Angadi Everyone..ranged themselves..on cushions and chairs.
b. Lay out or set down (a line or curve); Nautical lay out (a cable) before lowering the anchor. LME.
ranging-pole, ranging-rod Surveying a pole or rod for setting a straight line.
c. Make straight or level; esp. (Typography) make (type) lie flush at the ends of successive lines, align. M19.
d. In pass. Be provided with a row or rows of something. M19.
D. Welch The bathroom shelves..were ranged with medicine bottles.
verb intrans. Stretch out or stand in a row; extend. LME.
T. Dreiser The small stores which ranged in a row on this street.
b. Lie in the same line or plane with; Typography (of type etc.) lie flush, be in alignment. L16.
verb trans. Place in a specified position, situation, or company. Foll. by against, among, round, with, etc. Usu. in pass. or refl. L16.
H. Macmillan The..powers now ranged round Russia and America. D. May Unhappy politicians ranged against enthusiastic businessmen.
b. Cause to submit or obey. Foll. by to, under. E-M17.
verb intrans. Move into or occupy a certain position; be part of or ally oneself with a certain group. Usu. foll. by in, with. L16.
Thackeray In the..matrimonial differences..Beatrix ranged with her father.
verb trans. Place in a certain class or category; divide into classes. E17.
verb refl. [French se ranger.] = RANGER verb1. M19.
II.
verb intrans. Move in all directions over or traverse a comparatively large area; rove, roam. Also (now Scot.), make a search; rummage. LME.
J. Steinbeck The paisanos ranged..through the woods, calling Danny's name. fig.: J. N. Isbister The four essays range over a wide variety of topics.
b. fig. Change one's affections, be inconstant. Chiefly poet. L16.
Byron I am given to range..I've loved a great number.
c. Of the eyes: glance over each of a series of objects in turn. E17.
E. L. Doctorow As she spoke her eyes ranged restlessly over the audience.
verb trans. Traverse in all directions; roam over or through. M16.
fig.: M. Moorcock Crime ranged the capital unchecked.
b. Sail along or about (the coast etc.). E17.
a. verb intrans. With compl. (Of a projectile) cover a specified distance; (of a gun) send a projectile over a specified distance. M17.
b. verb trans. (with in) & intrans. (with on). Assess the range of (a target), esp. before shooting. M20.
R. V. Jones Radar-type transmissions..appeared to be ranging on our convoys.
verb intrans. Vary within certain limits; form a varying set or series. Foll. by between, from, within, etc. M19.
Social History of Medicine The papers presented ranged geographically from Finland..to New Guinea. W. M. Clarke Thirty pupils, ranging between the ages of nine and fifteen.
b. Botany & Zoology. Of a plant or animal: occur over a certain area or throughout a certain period of time. M19.
verb trans. Pasture (cattle) on a range. US. M19.
rangement noun (rare) arrangement L17-M18.