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

give (someone or something) a rank or place within a grading system

students ranked the samples in order of preference

she is ranked number four in the world

arrange in a row or rows

the tents were ranked in orderly rows