Rank

What does rank mean?

noun

1. a row or line of people (especially soldiers or police) standing abreast of one another the entrance was guarded by ranks of policemen
2. relative status his salary was determined by his rank and seniority
3. the ordinary members of an organization (such as the enlisted soldiers of an army) the strike was supported by the union rank and file

verb

1. take or have a position relative to others This painting ranks among the best in the Western World
2. assign a rank or rating to how would you rank these students?
3. take precedence or surpass others in rank

adjective

1. very fertile; producing profuse growth rank earth
2. very offensive in smell or taste a rank cigar
3. conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible a crying shame

Definitions from WordNet 3.0, Princeton University.