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| Rank |
[Compar. Ranker (- r);
superl. Rankest.] [AS. ranc strong,
proud; cf. D. rank slender, Dan. rank upright, erect,
Prov. G. rank slender, Icel. rakkr slende |
Luxuriant in growth; of
vigorous growth; exuberant; grown to immoderate height; as,
rank grass; rank weeds.
Raised to a high degree; violent; extreme;
gross; utter; as, rank heresy.
Causing vigorous growth; producing
luxuriantly; very rich and fertile; as, rank land.
Strong-scented; rancid; musty; as, oil of a
rank smell; rank-smelling rue.
Strong to the taste.
Inflamed with venereal appetite.
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Rankly; stoutly;
violently.
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A row or line] a
range; an order; a tier; as, a rank of osiers.
A line of soldiers ranged
side by side; -- opposed to file. See 1st File, 1
(a).
Grade of official standing, as in the army,
navy, or nobility; as, the rank of general; the rank of
admiral.
An aggregate of individuals classed
together; a permanent social class; an order; a division; as,
ranks and orders of men; the highest and the lowest
ranks of men, or of other intelligent beings.
Degree of dignity, eminence, or excellence;
position in civil or social life; station; degree; grade; as, a writer
of the first rank; a lawyer of high rank.
Elevated grade or standing; high degree;
high social position; distinction; eminence; as, a man of
rank.
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To place
abreast, or in a line.
To range in a particular class, order, or
division] to class; also, to dispose methodically; to place in
suitable classes or order; to classify.
To take rank of; to outrank.
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To
be ranged; to be set or disposed, as in a particular degree, class,
order, or division.
To have a certain grade or degree of
elevation in the orders of civil or military life; to have a certain
degree of esteem or consideration; as, he ranks with the first
class of poets; he ranks high in public estimation.
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