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rank

/ɹˈæŋk/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

noun

  1. a row or line of people (especially soldiers or police) standing abreast of one another
    “the entrance was guarded by ranks of policemen”
  2. relative status
    “his salary was determined by his rank and seniority”
  3. the ordinary members of an organization (such as the enlisted soldiers of an army)
    “the strike was supported by the union rank and file”
  4. position in a social hierarchy
    “the British are more aware of social status than Americans are”
  5. the body of members of an organization or group
    “they polled their membership”

verb

  1. take or have a position relative to others
    “This painting ranks among the best in the Western World”
  2. assign a rank or rating to
    “how would you rank these students?”
  3. take precedence or surpass others in rank

adjective

  1. very fertile; producing profuse growth
    “rank earth”
  2. very offensive in smell or taste
    “a rank cigar”
  3. conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible
    “a crying shame”
  4. complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers
    “absolute freedom”
  5. growing profusely
    “rank jungle vegetation”

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