rank

noun
UK /ræŋk/
US /ræŋk/

A rank is a level or position in a group.

He reached the rank of captain in the army.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. To rank means to put things in order from best to worst.

The judges ranked the songs from first to last.

3. Rank can describe a strong, bad smell.

The old cheese had a rank smell.

4. Rank can mean growing in a wild, uncontrolled way.

The garden was full of rank weeds.