RANK
adjective
Definitions
- 1. Luxuriant in growth; of vigorous growth; exuberant; grown to immoderate height; as, rank grass; rank weeds. And, behold, seven ears of corn came up upon one stalk, rank and good. Gen. xli. 5.
- 2. Raised to a high degree; violent; extreme; gross; utter; as, rank heresy. "Rank nonsense." Hare. "I do forgive thy rankest fault." Shak.
- 3. Causing vigorous growth; producing luxuriantly; very rich and fertile; as, rank land. Mortimer.
- 4. Strong-scented; rancid; musty; as, oil of a rank smell; rank- smelling rue. Spenser.
- 5. Strong to the taste. "Divers sea fowls taste rank of the fish on which they feed." Boyle.
- 6. Inflamed with venereal appetite. [Obs.] Shak. Rank modus (Law), an excessive and unreasonable modus. See Modus, 3. -- To set (the iron of a plane, etc.) rank, to set so as to take off a thick shaving. Moxon.
Other Definitions
This word also has 3 other definitions:
RANK
(adverb)
Rankly; stoutly; violently. [Obs.] That rides so rank and bends his lance so fell. Fairfax.
RANK
(noun)
1. A row or line; a range; an order; a tier; as, a rank of osiers. Many a mountain nigh Rising in lofty ranks, and loftier still. Byron.
2. A line of...
RANK
(verb)
1. To place abreast, or in a line.
2. To range in a particular class, order, or division; to class; also, to dispose methodically; to place in suitab...
Added: October 09, 2025
Updated: October 09, 2025
