A body of people classed together; numbers: joined the ranks of the unemployed.
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A line of soldiers, vehicles, or equipment standing side by side in close order.
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A relative position in a society.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
A relative position or degree of value in a graded group.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
A row, line, series, or range.
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verb-transitive
To give a particular order or position to; classify.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
To outrank or take precedence over.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
To place in a row or rows.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
verb
To arrange in lines or in a regular formation.
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To determine the relative position of .
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To take precedence of.
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To form or move in .
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To take or have a position in relation to others .
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adjective
Absolute; complete: a rank amateur; a rank stranger.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
Conspicuously offensive: rank treachery. See Synonyms at flagrant.
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Growing profusely or with excessive vigor: rank vegetation in the jungle.
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Strong and offensive in odor or flavor.
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Yielding a profuse, often excessive crop; highly fertile: rank earth.
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verb-intransitive
Slang To complain.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
Slang To engage in carping criticism. Often used with on: Stop ranking on me all the time.
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To form or stand in a row or rows.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
To hold a particular rank: ranked first in the class.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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