rank in Gujarati ગુજરાતી
rank in Hindi हिन्दी
rank in Kashmiri कॉशुर
rank in Sindhi سنڌي
rank in English
- rank⇄adv. rankly.
- rank⇄expr. close ranks,
a. (of troops) to come into close formation.
Ex. The soldiers closed ranks to stop the enemy from advancing.
b. (Figurative:)
Ex. Britain is closing ranks behind the President (New Yorker). - rank⇄expr. pull rank, (Especially U.S.) to use one's position to gain something.
Ex. The young lieutenant was bossy and always pulling rank. - rank⇄expr. ranks,
a. an army; soldiers.
Ex. An advance party of 26 officers and 144 other ranks would sail from Sydney to Penang (London Times).
b. rank and file.
Ex. He regarded himself as a man in the ranks, the member of an awkwar - rank⇄noun rankness.
- rank⇄noun 1. a row or line, usually of soldiers, placed side by side.
Ex. The Tuscan army ... Rank behind rank (Macaulay).
2. position; grade; class.
Ex. He was promoted from the rank of captain to the rank of major. Los Angeles is a city o - rank⇄rank (1), noun, verb.
- rank⇄rank (2), adjective.
1. large and coarse.
Ex. rank grass.
2. growing thickly and in a coarse way.
Ex. a rank growth of weeds.
3. producing a dense but coarse growth.
Ex. a rank swamp.
4. having a strong, bad sm - rank⇄v.i. 1. to have a certain place or position in relation to other persons or things.
Ex. He ranked low in the test. New York State ranks first in wealth.
2. to form a rank or ranks; stand in rank.
Ex. The crowd ranked six deep along the - rank⇄v.t. 1. to put in some special order in a list; classify.
Ex. Rank the states in the order of size.
2. to be more important than; outrank.
Ex. A major ranks a captain.
3. to arrange in a row or line.
Ex. The librarian rank