noun
- positions in a hierarchy or system of classification
- rows of people or things arranged in lines
- military grades or positions of authority
Usage: military
verb
- to arrange in rows or lines
- to give a position or grade to someone or something
- to hold a particular position in a hierarchy
Examples
- The company has several ranks of management.
- Soldiers stood in neat ranks during the parade.
- She rose through the ranks to become CEO.
- The teacher ranks the students by test scores.
- This restaurant ranks among the best in the city.
- The general ranks higher than the colonel.
- They formed ranks and marched forward.
- The school ranks its applicants carefully.