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
n the body of members of an organization or group
they found dissension in their own ranks he joined the ranks of the unemployed
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?
v take precedence or surpass others in rank
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
rank treachery
s complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers
a rank outsider
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Greg Norman in USA Today I can stand here now and say, yeah, I'm disappointed,said Norman, who has eight runner-up finishes in majors, including playoff losses in each of the four events. "Where does it rank with those? Probably not as high as some of the other...
Tom Izzo in New York Times They are the best team in the country and have earned that rank probably over a year and a half,Izzo said. "But we found a way to have some teams not play as good against us."