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noun
- 1. a position in the hierarchy of the armed forces: "an army officer of fairly high rank"
- 2. a single line of soldiers or police officers drawn up abreast: "they were drawn up outside their barracks in long ranks"
verb
- 1. give (someone or something) a rank or place within a grading system: "she is ranked number four in the world"
- 2. arrange in a rank or ranks: "the tents were ranked in orderly rows"
The noun rank refers to a position within a hierarchy, and to rank something is to put it in order — for example, your high school might rank students in terms of their GPAs. You can also use rank to describe an especially foul smell, like the rank gym shoes in the back of your closet.
rank noun [C/U] (POSITION) Add to word list. Add to word list. a position in relation to others higher or lower, showing the importance or authority of the person having it: [ C ] You get more privileges if you have a higher rank. [ U ] He rose quickly in rank.
to have a position in a list that shows things or people in order of importance, or to give someone or something a position on such a list: He ranked number one in the world at the start of the competition. The city's canals now rank among the world's dirtiest.
Definition of rank verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
noun. /ræŋk/ Idioms. position in organization/army, etc. [uncountable, countable] the position, especially a high position, that somebody has in a particular organization, society, etc. She was not used to mixing with people of high social rank. He rose through the ranks to become managing director.
noun. a number of persons forming a separate class in a social hierarchy or in any graded body. a social or official position or standing, as in the armed forces: the rank of captain. high position or station in the social or some similar scale: a woman of rank. a class in any scale of comparison.
rank. noun. /ræŋk/. position in organization/army, etc. [uncountable, countable] the position, especially a high position, that someone has in a particular organization, society, etc. She was not used to associating with people of high social rank. He rose through the ranks to become managing director.
