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noun
- 1. a position in the hierarchy of the armed forces: "an army officer of high rank"
- 2. a single line of soldiers or police officers drawn up abreast: "they were drawn up outside their barracks in long ranks" Similar
verb
- 1. give (someone or something) a rank or place within a grading system: "students ranked the samples in order of preference" Similar
- 2. arrange in a row or rows: "the tents were ranked in orderly rows" Similar
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RANK definition: 1. a position in an organization, such as the army, showing the importance of the person having it…. Learn more.
The meaning of RANK is relative standing or position. How to use rank in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Rank.
As a verb, rank most commonly means to assign something a status or position to distinguish it from others in a group, as in Please rank the top five candidates in order from best to worst. It can also mean to have a particular rank or position, as in She ranks above all the other executives.
If you say that someone or something ranks high or low on a scale or if you rank them high or low, you are saying how good or important you think they are. His prices rank high among those of other contemporary photographers.
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.
Synonyms for RANK: be, place, rate, stand, grade, seed, count, class; Antonyms of RANK: lump, mix (up), confuse, scramble, jumble, disarrange, misclassify, mistype.
rank somebody/something as doing something Voters regularly rank education as being more important than defence. rank + adj At the height of her career she ranked second in the world. rank somebody/something + adj Last year, he was ranked second in his age group.
rank. noun. /ræŋk/. /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.
Rank definition: a number of persons forming a separate class in a social hierarchy or in any graded body.. See examples of RANK used in a sentence.
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.
