a number of persons forming a separate class in a social hierarchy or in any graded body.
2.
a social or official position or standing, as in the armed forces: the rank of captain.
3.
high position or station in the social or some similar scale: a woman of rank.
4.
a class in any scale of comparison.
5.
relative position or standing: a writer of the first rank.
6.
a row, line, or series of things or persons: orchestra players arranged in ranks.
7.
ranks,
a.
the members of an armed service apart from its officers; enlisted personnel.
b.
military enlisted personnel as a group.
8.
Usually, ranks.the general body of any party, society, or organization apart from the officers or leaders.
9.
orderly arrangement; array.
10.
a line of persons, esp. soldiers, standing abreast in close-order formation (distinguished from file).
11.
British. a place or station occupied by vehicles available for hire; stand: a taxi rank.
12.
Chess. one of the horizontal lines of squares on a chessboard.
13.
a set of organ pipes of the same kind and tonal color.
14.
Also called determinant rank.Mathematics. the order of the nonzero determinant of greatest order that can be selected from a given matrix by the elimination of rows and columns.
15.
Mining. the classification of coal according to hardness, from lignite to anthracite.
–verb (used with object)
16.
to arrange in ranks or in regular formation: The men were ranked according to height. He ranked the chess pieces on the board.
17.
to assign to a particular position, station, class, etc.: She was ranked among the most admired citizens.
18.
to outrank: The colonel ranks all other officers in the squadron.
19.
Slang. to insult; criticize.
–verb (used without object)
20.
to form a rank or ranks.
21.
to take up or occupy a place in a particular rank, class, etc.: to rank well ahead of the other students.
22.
to have rank or standing.
23.
to be the senior in rank: The colonel ranks at this camp.
24.
Slang. to complain.
—Idioms
25.
break ranks,
a.
to leave an assigned position in a military formation.
b.
to disagree with, defect from, or refuse to support one's colleagues, party, or the like.
26.
pull rank (on), to make use of one's superior rank to gain an advantage over (someone). Also, pull one's rank (on).
[Origin: 1560–70; < F ranc (n., obs.), OF renc, ranc, rang row, line < Gmc, akin to ring1]
early 14c., from O.Fr. ranc, from Frankish *hring (cf. O.H.G. hring "circle, ring"), from P.Gmc. *khrengaz "circle, ring" (see ring). Meaning "social position" is from c.1430; the verb sense of "put in order, classify" is from 1592. Rank and file is 1598, in reference to soldiers marching in formation, generalized to "common soldiers" (1796) and "common people" (1860). The verb meaning "to arrange things in order" is from 1590.
O.E. ranc "proud, overbearing, showy," from P.Gmc. *rankaz (cf. Dan. rank "right, upright," Ger. rank "slender," O.N. rakkr "straight, erect"), perhaps from PIE *reg- "to stretch, straighten" (see right). In ref. to plant growth, "vigorous, luxuriant," it is recorded from c.1250. Sense evolved in M.E. to "large and coarse" (c.1300), then, via notion of "excessive and unpleasant," to "having a strong bad smell" (1529). Much used 16c. as a pejorative intensive (cf. rank folly). This is possibly the source of the verb meaning "to reveal another's guilt" (1929, underworld slang), and that of "to harass, abuse," 1934, U.S. black dialect, though this also may be from the role of the activity in establishing social hierarchy (from rank (n.)).
very fertile; producing profuse growth; "rank earth"
2.
very offensive in smell or taste; "a rank cigar"
3.
conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible; "a crying shame"; "an egregious lie"; "flagrant violation of human rights"; "a glaring error"; "gross ineptitude"; "gross injustice"; "rank treachery" [syn: crying]
4.
complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers; "absolute freedom"; "an absolute dimwit"; "a downright lie"; "out-and-out mayhem"; "an out-and-out lie"; "a rank outsider"; "many right-down vices"; "got the job through sheer persistence"; "sheer stupidity" [syn: absolute]
5.
growing profusely; "rank jungle vegetation"
noun
1.
a row or line of people (especially soldiers or police) standing abreast of one another; "the entrance was guarded by ranks of policemen"
2.
relative status; "his salary was determined by his rank and seniority"
3.
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" [syn: rank and file]
4.
position in a social hierarchy; "the British are more aware of social status than Americans are" [syn: social station]
5.
the body of members of an organization or group; "they polled their membership"; "they found dissension in their own ranks"; "he joined the ranks of the unemployed" [syn: membership]
verb
1.
take or have a position relative to others; "This painting ranks among the best in the Western World"
2.
assign a rank or rating to; "how would you rank these students?"; "The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide" [syn: rate]
a line or row (especially of soldiers or taxis) Example: The officer ordered the front rank to fire.
Arabic:
صَف جُنود أو تاكسيّات
Chinese (Simplified):
排
Chinese (Traditional):
排
Czech:
řada, šik
Danish:
række; -række
Dutch:
gelid, standplaats
Estonian:
rivi
Finnish:
rivi
French:
rang(ée), file
German:
die Reihe
Greek:
σειρά, ζυγός
Hungarian:
sor
Icelandic:
röð
Indonesian:
barisan
Japanese:
列
Korean:
열
Latvian:
ierinda; rinda
Lithuanian:
linija, greta
Norwegian:
linje, rekke
Polish:
linia, rząd
Portuguese (Brazil):
linha
Portuguese (Portugal):
fila
Romanian:
linie, rând
Russian:
ряд; шеренга
Slovak:
rada
Slovenian:
vrsta
Spanish:
fila, hilera
Swedish:
led, rad
Turkish:
sıra, dizi, saf
rank2[rӕŋk]noun
(in the army, navy etc) a person's position of importance Example: He was promoted to the rank of sergeant/colonel.
Arabic:
رُتْبَه
Chinese (Simplified):
军衔
Chinese (Traditional):
軍銜
Czech:
hodnost
Danish:
rang
Dutch:
rang
Estonian:
aukraad
Finnish:
arvo
French:
rang
German:
der Rang
Greek:
βαθμός ιεραρχίας
Hungarian:
rang
Icelandic:
staða
Indonesian:
pangkat
Japanese:
階級
Korean:
(군대의) 계급
Latvian:
kategorija; (dienesta) pakāpe
Lithuanian:
rangas, laipsnis
Norwegian:
grad, rang
Polish:
stopień, szarża
Portuguese (Brazil):
posto
Portuguese (Portugal):
posto
Romanian:
grad
Russian:
звание
Slovak:
hodnosť
Slovenian:
čin
Spanish:
rango, graduación
Swedish:
grad
Turkish:
rütbe
rank3[rӕŋk]noun
a social class Example: the lower social ranks
Arabic:
طَبَقَه
Chinese (Simplified):
阶层
Chinese (Traditional):
階層
Czech:
třída
Danish:
klasse
Dutch:
klasse
Estonian:
klass
Finnish:
luokka
French:
classe
German:
die Klasse
Greek:
κοινωνική τάξη
Hungarian:
(társadalmi) osztály
Icelandic:
þjóðfélagsstaða, stétt
Indonesian:
kelas sosial
Japanese:
階級
Korean:
계층
Latvian:
šķira; slānis
Lithuanian:
klasė
Norwegian:
sosialgruppe, *-klasse, stand
Polish:
warstwa, klasa
Portuguese (Brazil):
classe
Portuguese (Portugal):
classe
Romanian:
clasă
Russian:
социальное положение
Slovak:
trieda, vrstva
Slovenian:
plast
Spanish:
clase
Swedish:
rang, klass, stånd
Turkish:
sınıf
rank[rӕŋk]verb
to have, or give, a place in a group, according to importance Example: I would rank him among our greatest writers; Apes rank above dogs in intelligence.
Arabic:
يَحْتَلُّ مرتَبَةً
Chinese (Simplified):
列为（列入）
Chinese (Traditional):
列為(列入)
Czech:
řadit (se)
Danish:
regne; rangere
Dutch:
plaatsen, zich bevinden
Estonian:
liigitama, paiknema
French:
(se) classer
German:
einreihen, gelten als
Greek:
κατατάσσω, κατατάσσομαι, ιεραρχώ
Hungarian:
… közé sorolják
Icelandic:
telja, meta
Indonesian:
menggolongkan
Japanese:
位置づける
Korean:
지위를 차지하다; 분류하다, 평가하다
Latvian:
ierindot; ierindoties
Lithuanian:
statyti greta, užimti padėtį, vertinti
Norwegian:
stille, regne, rangere
Polish:
zaliczyć (się), stać
Portuguese (Brazil):
classificar(-se)
Portuguese (Portugal):
classificar(-se)
Romanian:
a (se) situa; a (se) clasa
Russian:
классифицировать
Slovak:
radiť (sa)
Slovenian:
uvrstiti (se)
Spanish:
clasificar(se)
Swedish:
räkna, placera
Turkish:
saymak, dahil etmek
rank1[rӕŋk]adjective
complete; absolute Example: rank stupidity; The race was won by a rank outsider.
Arabic:
تام
Chinese (Simplified):
十足的
Chinese (Traditional):
十足的
Czech:
úplný
Danish:
total
Dutch:
absoluut
Estonian:
täielik
Finnish:
täysi
French:
absolu
German:
kraß
Greek:
απόλυτος
Hungarian:
teljes
Icelandic:
algjör
Indonesian:
mutlak, benar-benar
Japanese:
全くの
Korean:
극심한, 진짜의, 영락없는
Latvian:
pilnīgs; galīgs
Lithuanian:
visiškas
Norwegian:
totalt, regelrett
Polish:
kompletny
Portuguese (Brazil):
absoluto
Portuguese (Portugal):
completo
Romanian:
mare
Russian:
полный, совершенный
Slovak:
úplný
Slovenian:
popoln
Spanish:
absoluto, total
Swedish:
fullkomlig, ren
Turkish:
tam, iyice, son derece
rank2[rӕŋk]adjective
unpleasantly stale and strong Example: a rank smell of tobacco
File\ (f[imac]l), n. [F. file row (cf. Pr., Sp., Pg., & It. fila), LL. fila, fr. L. filum a thread. Cf. Enfilade, Filament, Fillet.]1. An orderly succession; a line; a row; as: (a) (Mil) A row of soldiers ranged one behind another; -- in contradistinction to rank, which designates a row of soldiers standing abreast; a number consisting the depth of a body of troops, which, in the ordinary modern formation, consists of two men, the battalion standing two deep, or in two ranks. Note: The number of files in a company describes its width, as the number of ranks does its depth; thus, 100 men in "fours deep" would be spoken of as 25 files in 4 ranks. --Farrow. (b) An orderly collection of papers, arranged in sequence or classified for preservation and reference; as, files of letters or of newspapers; this mail brings English files to the 15th instant. (c) The line, wire, or other contrivance, by which papers are put and kept in order. It is upon a file with the duke's other letters. --Shak. (d) A roll or list. "A file of all the gentry." --Shak. 2. Course of thought; thread of narration. [Obs.] Let me resume the file of my narration. --Sir H. Wotton. File firing, the act of firing by file, or each file independently of others. File leader, the soldier at the front of any file, who covers and leads those in rear of him. File marching, the marching of a line two deep, when faced to the right or left, so that the front and rear rank march side by side. --Brande & C. Indian file, or Single file, a line of men marching one behind another; a single row. On file, preserved in an orderly collection. Rank and file. (a) The body of soldiers constituing the mass of an army, including corporals and privates. --Wilhelm. (b) Those who constitute the bulk or working members of a party, society, etc., in distinction from the leaders.
Rank\, a. [Compar. Ranker; superl. Rankest.] [AS. ranc strong, proud; cf. D. rank slender, Dan. rank upright, erect, Prov. G. rank slender, Icel. rakkr slender, bold. The meaning seems to have been influenced by L. rancidus, E. rancid.]1. Luxuriant in growth; of vigorous growth; exuberant; grown to immoderate height; as, rank grass; rank weeds. And, behold, seven ears of corn came up upon one stalk, rank and good. --Gen. xli. 5. 2. Raised to a high degree; violent; extreme; gross; utter; as, rank heresy. "Rank nonsense." --Hare. "I do forgive thy rankest fault." --Shak. 3. Causing vigorous growth; producing luxuriantly; very rich and fertile; as, rank land. --Mortimer. 4. Strong-scented; rancid; musty; as, oil of a rank smell; rank-smelling rue. --Spenser. 5. Strong to the taste. "Divers sea fowls taste rank of the fish on which they feed." --Boyle. 6. Inflamed with venereal appetite. [Obs.] --Shak. Rank modus (Law), an excessive and unreasonable modus. See Modus, 3. To set (the iron of a plane, etc.) rank, to set so as to take off a thick shaving. --Moxon.
Rank\, a. [Compar. Ranker; superl. Rankest.] [AS. ranc strong, proud; cf. D. rank slender, Dan. rank upright, erect, Prov. G. rank slender, Icel. rakkr slender, bold. The meaning seems to have been influenced by L. rancidus, E. rancid.]1. Luxuriant in growth; of vigorous growth; exuberant; grown to immoderate height; as, rank grass; rank weeds. And, behold, seven ears of corn came up upon one stalk, rank and good. --Gen. xli. 5. 2. Raised to a high degree; violent; extreme; gross; utter; as, rank heresy. "Rank nonsense." --Hare. "I do forgive thy rankest fault." --Shak. 3. Causing vigorous growth; producing luxuriantly; very rich and fertile; as, rank land. --Mortimer. 4. Strong-scented; rancid; musty; as, oil of a rank smell; rank-smelling rue. --Spenser. 5. Strong to the taste. "Divers sea fowls taste rank of the fish on which they feed." --Boyle. 6. Inflamed with venereal appetite. [Obs.] --Shak. Rank modus (Law), an excessive and unreasonable modus. See Modus, 3. To set (the iron of a plane, etc.) rank, to set so as to take off a thick shaving. --Moxon.
Rank\, n. [OE. renk, reng, OF. renc, F. rang, fr. OHG. hring a circle, a circular row, G. ring. See Ring, and cf. Range, n. & v.]1. A row or line; a range; an order; a tier; as, a rank of osiers. Many a mountain nigh Rising in lofty ranks, and loftier still. --Byron. 2. (Mil.) A line of soldiers ranged side by side; -- opposed to file. See 1st File, 1 (a) . Fierce, fiery warriors fought upon the clouds, In ranks and squadrons and right form of war. --Shak. 3. Grade of official standing, as in the army, navy, or nobility; as, the rank of general; the rank of admiral. 4. An aggregate of individuals classed together; a permanent social class; an order; a division; as, ranks and orders of men; the highest and the lowest ranks of men, or of other intelligent beings. 5. Degree of dignity, eminence, or excellence; position in civil or social life; station; degree; grade; as, a writer of the first rank; a lawyer of high rank. These all are virtues of a meaner rank. --Addison. 6. Elevated grade or standing; high degree; high social position; distinction; eminence; as, a man of rank. Rank and file. (a) (Mil.) The whole body of common soldiers, including also corporals. In a more extended sense, it includes sergeants also, excepting the noncommissioned staff. (b) See under 1st File. The ranks, the order or grade of common soldiers; as, to reduce a noncommissioned officer to the ranks. To fill the ranks, to supply the whole number, or a competent number. To take rank of, to have precedence over, or to have the right of taking a higher place than.
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