a position in the hierarchy of the armed forces
an army officer of high rank
he was promoted to the rank of Captain
a single line of soldiers or police officers drawn up abreast
they were drawn up outside their barracks in long ranks
the people belonging to or constituting a group or class
the ranks of Britain's unemployed
the value or the order of the largest non-zero determinant of a given matrix
having a foul or offensive smell
breathing rank air
(especially of something bad or deficient) complete and utter (used for emphasis)
rank stupidity
a rank outsider