noun extended area.
2. scope ·noun length; extent; sweep; as, scope of cable.
3. scope ·vt to look at for the purpose of evaluation; usually with out; as, to scope out the area as a camping site.
4. scope ·noun room or opportunity for free outlook or aim; space for action; amplitude of opportunity; free course or vent; liberty; range of view, intent, or action.
5. scope ·noun that at which one aims; the thing or end to which the mind directs its view; that which is purposed to be reached or accomplished; hence, ultimate design, aim, or purpose; intention; drift; object.