present participle of rank

(in combination) Having a specified rank. / Superior in rank.

One’s relative placement in a list.

plural of ranking

Strong of its kind or in character; unmitigated; virulent; thorough; utter (used of negative things). / Strong in growth; growing with vigour or rapidity, hence, coarse or gross.

(obsolete) Quickly, eagerly, impetuously.

A row of people or things organized in a grid pattern, often soldiers. / (chess) One of the eight horizontal lines of squares on a chessboard (i.e., those identified by a number).

To place abreast, or in a line. / To have a ranking. / To assign a suitable place in a class or order; to classify. / (US) To take rank of; to outrank.

simple past tense and past participle of rank

plural of rank