(not used in the progressive tenses) give position
1 [transitive, intransitive] to give somebody/something a particular position on a scale according to quality, importance, success, etc; to have a position of this kindrank somebody/something (+ adverb/preposition) The tasks have been ranked in order of difficulty.She is currently the highest ranked player in the world.top-ranked playersrank somebody/something as something Voters regularly rank education as being more important than defence.rank (somebody/something) + adjective Last year, he was ranked second in his age group.At the height of her career she ranked second in the world.rank somebody/something + noun The university is ranked number one in the country for engineering.rank as something It certainly doesn't rank as his greatest win.(+ adverb/preposition) The restaurant ranks among the finest in town.This must rank with (= be as good as) the greatest movies ever made.Health and education rank highly with voters. (North American English) You just don't rank (= you're not good enough).
put in line/row
2 [transitive, usually passive] rank something to arrange objects in a line or row
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