Rank Meaning

There are 13 meaning(s) for word Rank

Meaning 1 : assign a rank or rating to

    Example : how would you rank these students?

    Synonyms : grade,  order,  place,  range,  rate
Meaning 2 : the ordinary members of an organization (such as the enlisted soldiers of an army)

    Example : the strike was supported by the union rank and file,he rose from the ranks to become a colonel

    Synonyms : rank and file
Meaning 3 : conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible

    Example : rank treachery

    Synonyms : crying,  egregious,  flagrant,  glaring,  gross
Meaning 4 : position in a social hierarchy

    Synonyms : social rank,  social station,  social status
Meaning 5 : take precedence or surpass others in rank

    Synonyms : outrank
Meaning 6 : complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers

    Example : a rank outsider

    Synonyms : absolute,  downright,  out-and-out,  right-down,  sheer
Meaning 7 : the body of members of an organization or group

    Example : they found dissension in their own ranks,he joined the ranks of the unemployed

    Synonyms : membership
Meaning 8 : a row or line of people (especially soldiers or police) standing abreast of one another

    Example : the entrance was guarded by ranks of policemen

Meaning 9 : growing profusely

    Example : rank jungle vegetation

Meaning 10 : relative status

    Example : his salary was determined by his rank and seniority

Meaning 11 : take or have a position relative to others

    Example : This painting ranks among the best in the Western World

Meaning 12 : very fertile; producing profuse growth

    Example : rank earth

Meaning 13 : very offensive in smell or taste

    Example : a rank cigar

How to Pronounce Rank

  • Rɑŋk