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rank Definition
(n)
a
row
or
line
of
people
(
especially
soldiers
or
police
)
standing
abreast
of
one
another
; "
the
entrance
was
guarded
by
ranks
of
policemen
"
(n)
relative
status
; "
his
salary
was
determined
by
his
rank
and
seniority
"
(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
"
(n)
position
in
a
social
hierarchy
; "
the
British
are
more
aware
of
social
status
than
Americans
are
"
(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
"
(s)
very
fertile
;
producing
profuse
growth
; "
rank
earth
"
(s)
very
offensive
in
smell
or
taste
; "
a
rank
cigar
"
(s)
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
"
(s)
growing
profusely
; "
rank
jungle
vegetation
"
(v)
take
or
have
a
position
relative
to
others
; "
This
painting
ranks
among
the
best
in
the
Western
World
"
(v)
assign
a
rank
or
rating
to
; "
how
would
you
rank
these
students
?"; "
The
restaurant
is
rated
highly
in
the
food
guide
"
(v)
take
precedence
or
surpass
others
in
rank
rank Synonyms
crying(a)
egregious
flagrant
glaring
grade
gross
membership
order
outrank
place
range
rank
rank and file
rate
social rank
social station
social status
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