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Meaning in simple English
US /ræŋk/
rank means: Having a very strong, unpleasant smell or taste.
adjective
Having a very strong, unpleasant smell or taste.
- His socks smelled rank.
- A rank smell came from the bin.
- The old cooking oil had a rank taste.
Complete and very bad; used to emphasize criticism.
- That claim is rank nonsense.
- The decision showed rank stupidity.
- Only a rank amateur would make that mistake.
Very unpleasant, especially because of a strong, bad smell.
- A rank smell came from the bin.
- His boots were rank after the long walk.
- The room was full of rank cigarette smoke.
noun
An official level of authority in an organization, especially the army.
- His rank is captain.
- She was promoted to a higher rank.
- Officers of different ranks attended the meeting.
A position in a list that compares people or things by quality, size, or another feature.
- Her rank in the class is fifth.
- The school rose to a higher rank this year.
- What rank did our team achieve?
A person’s position in society according to their family, wealth, or importance.
- His family enjoyed high social rank.
- People of every rank gathered in the square.
- She married a man of lower rank.
One of the eight rows of squares running from left to right on a chessboard.
- The king stood on the back rank.
- Her pawn reached the eighth rank.
- Two rooks controlled the seventh rank.
verb
To have a particular position when compared with other people or things.
- Our team ranks second.
- The city ranked third for public transport.
- Does this school rank highly?
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