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Meaning of rank

1. (n) the ordinary members of an organization (such as the enlisted soldiers of an army); "the strike was supported by the union rank and file"; "he rose from the ranks to become a colonel"

2. (n) the body of members of an organization or group; "they polled their membership"; "they found dissension in their own ranks"; "he joined the ranks of the unemployed"

3. (n) a row or line of people (especially soldiers or police) standing abreast of one another; "the entrance was guarded by ranks of policemen"

4. (n) position in a social hierarchy; "the British are more aware of social status than Americans are"

5. (n) relative status; "his salary was determined by his rank and seniority"

6. (v) assign a rank or rating to; "how would you rank these students?"; "The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide"

7. (v) take or have a position relative to others; "This painting ranks among the best in the Western World"

8. (v) take precedence or surpass others in rank

9. (adj.sat.) growing profusely; "rank jungle vegetation"

10. (adj.sat.) conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible; "a crying shame"; "an egregious lie"; "flagrant violation of human rights"; "a glaring error"; "gross ineptitude"; "gross injustice"; "rank treachery"

11. (adj.sat.) very fertile; producing profuse growth; "rank earth"

12. (adj.sat.) very offensive in smell or taste; "a rank cigar"

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