rank - Meaning in Tamil

rank - Meaning in Tamil

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Definitions and Meaning of rank in English

rank adjective

1. growing profusely

   Example

   • "rank jungle vegetation"
2. complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers

   Examples

   • "a downright lie"
   • "a rank outsider"
   • "absolute freedom"
   • "an absolute dimwit"
   • "an out-and-out lie"
   • "got the job through sheer persistence"
   • "many right-down vices"
   • "out-and-out mayhem"
   • "sheer stupidity"
3. conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible

   Examples

   • "a crying shame"
   • "a glaring error"
   • "an egregious lie"
   • "flagrant violation of human rights"
   • "gross ineptitude"
   • "gross injustice"
   • "rank treachery"
4. very fertile; producing profuse growth

   Example

   • "rank earth"
5. very offensive in smell or taste

   Example

   • "a rank cigar"

rank noun

1. the ordinary members of an organization (such as the enlisted soldiers of an army)

   Examples

   • "he rose from the ranks to become a colonel"
   • "the strike was supported by the union rank and file"
2. the body of members of an organization or group

   Examples

   • "he joined the ranks of the unemployed"
   • "they found dissension in their own ranks"
   • "they polled their membership"
3. a row or line of people (especially soldiers or police) standing abreast of one another

   Example

   • "the entrance was guarded by ranks of policemen"
4. position in a social hierarchy

   Example

   • "the British are more aware of social status than Americans are"
5. relative status

   Example

   • "his salary was determined by his rank and seniority"

rank verb

1. assign a rank or rating to

   Examples

   • "how would you rank these students?"
   • "The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide"
2. take or have a position relative to others

   Example

   • "This painting ranks among the best in the Western World"
3. take precedence or surpass others in rank

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