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RANK | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary Meaning of rank in English rank noun uk Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / ræŋk / us Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / ræŋk / rank noun ( POSITION ) Add to word list Add to word list C1 [ C or U ] a position in an organization , such as the army , showing the importance of the person having it: senior /high/ junior / low rank He has just been promoted to the rank of captain . Ministers of cabinet rank receive a higher salary than other ministers . Having a large income is one of the advantages of rank (= high position ) . [ C or U ] a particular position , higher or lower than others : He's in the front /first rank of (= one of the best ) international tennis players . Consumer preferences were placed in rank order from 1 to 5. ranks [ plural ] the members of a group or organization : party ranks Party ranks have swelled by nearly 300,000. See more rise from/through the ranks to be moved up from a low level position in an organization to a higher one: He rose through the ranks to become a general . See more Colonel is the military rank between lieutenant-colonel and brigadier . A hospital registrar is of a lower rank than a consultant . He was promoted to the rank of major in recognition of his valour during the battle . He achieved ambassadorial rank in 1958. After many years at the company he eventually worked his way up to the rank of Chief Executive Officer. Organizations - position & status a rung on/of the ladder idiom ambassador anti-elite anti-elitist apparatchik back seat brethren brother fish high-ranking pretender reach rung seat semi-official semi-officially ship spokeswoman subordinate superiority See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Quality and standard rank noun ( ROW ) [ C ] a row , especially of people or things standing side by side : The front rank of the riot squad raised their shields . literary We could see nothing for miles but serried ranks (= many close rows ) of fir trees . [ C ] a place where taxis wait for passengers : There were no taxis at the taxi / cab rank. Image from Scott Gibbons/Moment Open/GettyImages Things collected in lines or rings chain column crocodile file in single file interrow line line something with something queue ring rope row single file string thread tier train two-tier You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Train & bus stations & taxi ranks rank adjective uk Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / ræŋk / us Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / ræŋk / rank adjective ( EXTREME ) [ before noun ] ( especially of something bad ) complete or extreme : It was rank stupidity to drive so fast on an icy road . The horse that won the race was a rank outsider . Linguistics: very & extreme abjectly absolutely absolutely fabulous abundantly abundantly clear beyond enormously exceedingly extraordinarily imagine indeed particularly richly showstopping strongly held stupefyingly super super-duper totally violently See more results » rank adjective ( GROWN ) used to describe plants that grow too fast or too thickly , or an area covered by these: The abandoned garden was rank with weeds . Fertile or infertile land barren barrenly barrenness bottomland bread basket cultivable fertile granary hardscrabble hospitable hostile infertile lie fallow luscious scrabbly sterile uncropped uncultivable uncultivated unfertile See more results » rank adjective ( SMELL ) smelling strong and unpleasant : His clothes were rank with sweat . Synonyms fetid formal funky (BAD) US informal malodorous formal niffy UK informal pungent putrid (DECAYED) smelly stinking informal stinky informal whiffy UK informal Opposites fragrant perfumed scented Smells & smelling acridly ambrosially anosmic bergamot deodorize fragrant fullness fusty minging niff odour olfactory lobe olfactory nerve orangey petrichor piny smelly sniffer snuffle stagnant See more results » rank verb [ I or T , usually + adv/prep ] uk Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / ræŋk / us Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / ræŋk / C1 to have a position higher or lower than others , or to be considered to have such a position : A captain ranks (= has a position ) above a lieutenant . My entry was ranked third in the flower show. She ranked the bottles in order of size along the shelf . In my opinion , he ranks among the theatre's greatest actors . 2012 must rank as (= be) the most difficult year for Europe since the 30s. A few incredulous spectators watched as Paterson, ranked 23rd in the world , beat the champion . He is now ranked one hundredth in world tennis . She currently ranks ninth in the world . Rank your answers to the survey in order of preference . Her victory must rank as one of the greatest upsets in the history of the tournament . Classifying and creating order alphabetize anti-hierarchical arrange arrangement arranger microcosmic microcosmically miscatalogue misclassification misclassify set something up phrasal verb shake someone down phrasal verb short-list shortlist sort uncodified ungrouped unsorted unstratified unstructured See more results » (Definition of rank from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) rank | American Dictionary rank noun [ C/U ] us Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / ræŋk / rank noun [C/U] ( POSITION ) Add to word list Add to word list a position in relation to others higher or lower , showing the importance or authority of the person having it: [ C ] You get more privileges if you have a higher rank. [ U ] He rose quickly in rank. rankings plural noun us Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / ˈræŋ·kɪŋz / She has been near the top of the 800-meter rankings for the past 13 years . rank adjective us Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / ræŋk / rank adjective ( SMELLY ) smelling very unpleasant : a rank odor (Definition of rank from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) rank | Business English rank noun uk Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / ræŋk / us Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio Add to word list Add to word list [ C or U ] a position in an organization such as the government , army , etc. that shows the importance of someone's job compared to other positions : high/low/middle rank The committee usually consists of people of a higher rank than the person being interviewed . a management / executive rank the top / highest rank Despite his lack of Cabinet rank, U.N. diplomats said that the US representative would be listened to carefully . [ S ] a particular position in a list that shows how important , good, profitable , etc. something is compared to other things of the same type : the first/top/highest rank of sth A big merger would put the firm into the first rank of global companies . fall/slip in rank The fund has slipped in rank to eighth position in the Nasdaq. the bottom / lowest rank ranks [ plural ] the members of a group or organization : Party ranks have grown by nearly 100,000. the ranks of sth The deal will help them join the ranks of the established leaders in the mobile phone market . the ordinary employees in a company , rather than the managers : Solidarity in the ranks has produced an agreement that protects jobs for our communities . rise from/through the ranks to keep moving up from a low position in an organization to higher ones : He joined the company in 2000 and has been rising through the ranks ever since. rank verb uk Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / ræŋk / us Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio [ I or T ] to have or be put into a position on a list of other similar things or people , that compares their importance , level of success , etc.: rank third/thirtieth, etc. The chemical company will rank 17th among U.S. chemical companies based on sales . be ranked third/thirtieth, etc. The Japan fund has gone from strength to strength and is ranked fourth in its sector . rank (sth) among sth The district ranks among the bottom ten in the state for residents ' income . She was ranked among the 25 most powerful business women in the world . rank low/high Energy costs rank high in importance in consumer's minds . rank above/below sth England ranked below many other European countries for employment . [ T ] to make a list of things in order , comparing their importance , level of success , quality , etc.: We rank a broad range of stocks using both value characteristics and growth characteristics . When facing a number of challenges , it is often useful to rank their importance so appropriate attention can be provided . rank sth according to/by sth Cities were ranked according to how many international conferences they hosted . Phrasal verb rank as (Definition of rank from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of rank rank To standardize the e results, species were ranked from overall low to high density of trees 10 cm dbh. From the Cambridge English Corpus However, as correlations elucidate relative differences or ranks and not absolute amounts, this should not affect the conclusions. From the Cambridge English Corpus Figure 2 summarizes seed selectivities ranked by mass for each granivore class separately. From the Cambridge English Corpus The different epidemiological methods may be ranked in the oftenused hierarchy of evidence and research design. From the Cambridge English Corpus Patients might be ranked differently with different prioritization measures. From the Cambridge English Corpus Higher ranks are given to sources that are more generalizable to the population as a whole. From the Cambridge English Corpus Within the uncertain category, projects could then be ranked by level of uncertainty. From the Cambridge English Corpus In the years circa 1400 its ranks included a number of leading musicians. From the Cambridge English Corpus By the end of