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1.
very fertile; producing profuse growth
rank earth
2.
very offensive in smell or taste
a rank cigar
3.
conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible
rank treachery
4.
complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers
a rank outsider
5.
growing profusely
rank jungle vegetation
'rank' - used as a noun
6.
a row or line of people (especially soldiers or police) standing abreast of one another
the entrance was guarded by ranks of policemen
7.
relative status
his salary was determined by his rank and seniority
8.
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
9.
position in a social hierarchy
10.
the body of members of an organization or group
they found dissension in their own ranks
he joined the ranks of the unemployed
'rank' - used as a verb
11.
take or have a position relative to others
This painting ranks among the best in the Western World
12.
assign a rank or rating to
how would you rank these students?
13.
take precedence or surpass others in rank
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derived forms
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1. Rank / Plural
ranks
2. Rank / Past
ranked
3. Rank / Third Person
ranks
4. Rank / Present Participle
ranking
5. Rank / Comparitive
ranker
6. Rank / Superlative
rankest
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