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- Dictionaryrank/raŋk/
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.
1. a. : relative standing or position. b. : a degree or position of dignity, eminence, or excellence : distinction. soon took rank as a leading attorney. J. D. Hicks. c. : high social position. the privileges of rank. d. : a grade of official standing in a hierarchy. 2. : an aggregate of individuals classed together. usually used in plural. 3. a.
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. Synonyms: dignity, eminence, distinction. a class in any scale of comparison.
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.
n. 1. a. A relative position in a society. b. An official position or grade: the rank of sergeant. c. A relative position or degree of value in a graded group. d. High or eminent station or position: persons of rank. 2. A row, line, series, or range. 3. a. A line of soldiers, vehicles, or equipment standing side by side in close order.
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.
a : the people or things that belong to a particular organization or group. A company spokesperson announced that the company will be decreasing its ranks by 200. [=laying off 200 employees] The organization's ranks have doubled in the past two years.
