rank
part of speech
noun (a rank, ranks); verb (rank, ranks, ranked, ranking); adjective (rank — smelly)
meaning for a pupil
1) A position in a group or list, higher or lower than others: She is first in rank. tree →
2) An official level in the army, police or another group: the rank of captain. tree →
3) (verb) To put things in order by size, score or importance, or to have a place in such an order: Rank the numbers from smallest to largest. tree →
4) A row or line of people or things: a taxi rank, ranks of soldiers. tree →
5) (adjective, informal) Very smelly or nasty: «That bin is rank!» (UK slang). tree →
6) (adjective) Complete or total: a rank beginner. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In Kings, the windows were set in three ranks, meaning rows. In Isaiah and Job, a man of rank is an important or honoured person, listed beside the captain and the counsellor. Interpretation: Joseph reads the full ears as seven good years, followed by seven lean years of famine. Tradition sees this as a sign of his God-given wisdom. Isaiah's list of leaders is read as warning that God can take away a nation's honoured people. In the primary lessons: In maths lessons pupils rank numbers, scores and heights in order — «rank from least to greatest». In sport, players and teams are ranked. In stories about armies, soldiers break ranks or close ranks. In UK playground slang «rank» means gross. Phrases: «rank in order», «top-ranked», «taxi rank», «break ranks», «close ranks», «rank and file», «pull rank».
examples
- And the thin ears swallowed up the seven rank and full ears. (Torah GEN.41.7, JPS 1917) tree →
- And he slept and dreamed a second time: and, behold, seven ears of corn came up upon one stalk, rank and good. (Torah GEN.41.5, JPS 1917) tree →
- And there were beams in three rows; and light was over against light in three ranks. (Prophets 1KI.7.4, JPS 1917) tree →
- And as a mighty man, who hath the earth, and as a man of rank, who dwelleth in it, (Writings JOB.22.8, JPS 1917) tree →
- The captain of fifty, and the man of rank, and the counsellor, and the cunning charmer, and the skilful enchanter. (Prophets ISA.3.3, JPS 1917) tree →
- Rank the children from shortest to tallest. tree →
- She ranks third in the school chess club. tree →
- The soldier was promoted to the rank of sergeant. tree →
- We waited at the taxi rank. tree →
- (slang) Ew, these old socks are rank! tree →
- He is a rank beginner at tennis. tree →
- Rank 45, 12, 78 and 30 from largest to smallest. tree →
- The team is ranked number one in the country. tree →
- "The law is there for people of high rank, too," said Holberg. tree →
note
Regular verb: ranked. Noun «ranking» (a list in order). In ranking problems check if the order is ascending (smallest first) or descending (largest first). The slang «rank» (gross) is informal; fine with friends.
In the corpora
- And the thin ears swallowed up the seven rank and full ears.
- And there were beams in three rows; and light was over against light in three ranks.
- And all the doors with their posts were square in the frame; and light was over against light in three ranks.
- The captain of fifty, and the man of rank, and the counsellor, and the cunning charmer, and the skilful enchanter.
- The elder and the man of rank, he is the head; and the prophet that teacheth lies, he is the tail.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «rank» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.