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noun level of importance ADJ. high, senior, superior, upper | middle | inferior, junior, low the lowest ranks of the aristocracy | first, second He is in the first rank of university teachers. | social | Cabinet, ministerial a government minister of Cabinet rank VERB + RANK achieve, attain, be promoted to, get to, reach, rise to She joined the navy, where she rose to the rank of captain. | have, hold He held officer rank in the air force for many years. | be stripped of He was stripped of his rank by a military court. PREP. above a/the ~ He never rose above the rank of lieutenant. | below a/the ~ police officers below the rank of sergeant | in ~ He is higher in rank than I am. | ~ in all ranks in society | ~ of She reached the rank of captain. PHRASES of high/low, etc. rank officers of senior rank group/line of things/people ADJ. front, rear | massed, serried the serried ranks of hotel staff PREP. along a/the ~ The president moved slowly along the ranks of men. | in a/the ~ standing in the second rank The soldiers marched in three ranks of ten. PHRASES break ranks (= to leave a line of soldiers, police, etc.) The police broke ranks and started hitting people with their batons. | rank on/upon rank (of sth) Rank upon rank of caravans filled the field. (also the ranks) ordinary members of a large group VERB + RANK be admitted into/to, enter, join, swell Each month thousands more swell the ranks of the unemployed. | serve in They had served in the ranks of the Sultan's army. | come up from/through, rise from/through He came up through the ranks to become a general. PREP. among/within the ~s of There is much disaffection among the ranks of the party. | beyond/outside the ~s The group has little influence over those outside its own ranks. | in the ~s There are few women in the highest ranks of the organization.NOTEranks in the armed forcesair force, army, navy ~ an air force/army sergeant an army/navy captainair/field marshala naval captain/commander/lieutenant/officerhave/hold the rank of, serve as ~ She joined the navy and held the rank of captain. He served as a lieutenant in the marine corps.be appointed, become, be made ~ He was made a colonel at the age of 40. She ought to have been made sergeant by now.under ~ 383 men under General Miles attacked the camp.the rank of ~ She was promoted to the rank of colonel., verb ADV. high/highly, low These subjects ranked low for most students. PREP. above She ranks above any other musician of her generation. | according to The children were ranked according to academic ability. | alongside This city ranks alongside London as one of the great tourist centres of the world. | among He ranks among the greatest boxers of all time. | as Their performance ranks as the best of the year. | below, with This ranks with the great paintings of the nineteenth century. PHRASES be ranked/rank number two, three, etc. the tennis player ranked number two in the world | high-/low-ranking He is a high-ranking officer in the Indian Army. | rank sth in order of sth ranked in order of size | rank in the top 10, 100, etc. She is now ranked in the top five hockey players in Britain. | rank second, third, etc. The company ranks second among food manufacturers.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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verbs
hold a rank
• From 1 Dec 1914 to 31 Oct 1915 he held the rank of captain.
rise to/achieve/reach a rank
( also attain a rank formal )
• He rose to the rank of colonel.
be promoted to a rank
• He was promoted to the rank of Captain.
be stripped of your rank
(= have it taken from you as a punishment )
• The officer was stripped of his rank for his part in affair.
adjectives
high/low/middle rank
• Her father had been an army officer of fairly high rank.
senior/junior rank
• He held a junior rank in the infantry.
cabinet/ministerial rank
• As promised, a minister of cabinet rank has now been appointed to supervise its operation
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Phrase(s): rank someone (out)
1. Sl. to annoy someone. • He really ranks me out. What a pest! 2. Sl. to chastise someone. • She ranked him out for being a coward. • I ranked out the whole gang, but good!
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs