Farm — meaning in English

English meaning

• farm noun Land, together with its buildings, used for growing crops or raising animals.
• ranch noun A large farm, especially in the western United States, used for raising cattle, sheep, or horses.

Senses

Farm is used for these senses in English:

• farm (countable) A place where agricultural and similar activities take place, especially the growing of crops or the raising of livestock.
• ranch A small farm that cultivates vegetables or livestock, especially one in the Southwestern United States.

farm — full definition

1. noun Land, together with its buildings, used for growing crops or raising animals.
2. noun A facility with many similar units used for an industrial or computing purpose.
3. verb To grow crops or keep livestock as an occupation.
4. verb To hand off a task, contract, or piece of work to someone else ("farm out").

ranch — full definition

1. noun A large farm, especially in the western United States, used for raising cattle, sheep, or horses.
2. noun A single-storey house, especially one built in a style associated with American ranch homes.
3. verb To run or work on a ranch, raising livestock.

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