Rank | Meaning of rank

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rank (adjective)
Strong of its kind or in character; unmitigated; virulent; thorough; utter (used of negative things).
Rank treason;  rank nonsense.

rank (adjective)
Strong in growth; growing with vigour or rapidity, hence, coarse or gross.
Rank grass;  rank weeds.

rank (adjective)
Suffering from overgrowth or hypertrophy; plethoric.

rank (adjective)
Causing strong growth; producing luxuriantly; rich and fertile.
Rank land.

rank (adjective)
Strong to the senses; offensive; noisome.

rank (adjective)
Having a very strong and bad taste or odor.
Your gym clothes are rank, bro – when'd you last wash 'em?

rank (adjective)
Complete, used as an intensifier (usually negative, referring to incompetence).
I am a rank amateur as a wordsmith.

rank (noun)
A row of people or things organized in a grid pattern, often soldiers .
The front rank kneeled to reload while the second rank fired over their heads.

rank (noun)
One's position in a list sorted by a shared property such as physical location, population, or quality.
Based on your test scores, you have a rank of 23.
The fancy hotel was of the first rank.

rank (noun)
The level of one's position in a class-based society.

rank (noun)
A hierarchical level in an organization such as the military.
Private First Class (PFC) is the lowest rank in the Marines.
He rose up through the ranks of the company from mailroom clerk to CEO.

rank (verb)
To place abreast, or in a line.

rank (verb)
To have a ranking.
Their defense ranked third in the league.

rank (verb)
To assign a suitable place in a class or order; to classify.

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