rank

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Noun

Singular rank

Plural ranks

1. Arankis the position of a person, place, thing, or idea in relation to others based on a shared property such aslocation,population,orquality.

   Based on your test scores, you have arankof 23.

2. Arankis a level in anorganizationsuch as themilitary.

   Private First Class (PFC) is the lowestrankin the Marines.

Verb

Plain form rank

Third-person singular ranks

Past tense ranked

Past participle ranked

Present participle ranking

1. Torankis to give a rank to a person, place, thing or idea.

   Pleaserankthe following fruits from your favourite to your least favourite: pear, apple, watermelon, apple, orange.

Adjective

Positive rank

Comparative morerank

Superlative mostrank

1. Something that isrankhas a very strong, bad smell.
2. Something that isrankisgrossordisgusting.