RANK


Meaning of RANK in English

I

n.

row

( esp. mil .)

1) to form a ~

2) to break ~s (also fig .)

3) ( misc. ) to come up, rise from the ~s

position, grade

4) to hold a ~ (to hold the ~ of captain)

5) to pull ( colloq. ), use one's ~

6) high; junior; low; senior ~

7) ( mil .) permanent ( AE ), substantive ( BE ) ~

8) ( mil .) other ~s ( BE ; AE has enlisted personnel )

9) cabinet ~

10) by, in ~ (to be seated by ~)

11) of ~ (of cabinet ~; of high ~)

misc.

12) to close ~s ('to unite'); a taxi ~ ( BE ; AE has taxi stand ); to come up from the ~s ('to work one's way up to a high position'); the ~ and file ('everyone')

II

v.

1)( d ; intr. , tr. ) ('to be rated; to rate') to ~ above (nobody ~s above Shakespeare; we do not ~ anyone above him)

2) ( d ; intr. ) to ~ among (she ~s among our best instructors)

3) ( d ; intr. , tr. ) to ~ as (to ~ as an outstanding chess player; we ~ you as our best candidate)

4) ( d ; intr. , tr. ) to ~ with (Pushkin ~s with Tolstoy)

The Bbi combinatory dictionary of English, a guide to word combinations.      Комбинаторный словарь английского языка Bbi. Руководство по словосочетаниям.