rank
/ræŋk/noun
उच्चारण रैंक
पद, दर्जा; रैंक
Core word
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[C, U]
the position, especially a high position, that somebody has in an organization; the position of somebody or something in a list; (the ranks) the members of a group
पद, दर्जा; रैंक
- All India Rank 29
- the rank of colonel
- He rose to the rank of major in the army.
+ 2 more examples
- Her rank in the entrance test was among the top hundred.
- A person's rank in the service decides which duties they handle.
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[I, T]
to give somebody or something a particular position on a scale according to quality, importance
श्रेणी देना
- India ranks second.
- Our university is ranked among the top ten in the country for engineering.
- Critics rank the film among the best of the decade.
+ 2 more examples
- The magazine ranks schools by their exam results.
- These cities are ranked according to air quality.
¶Idioms 3
pull rank (on sb)
to make use of your senior position to make sb do what you want
अपने ऊँचे पद का रौब दिखाना
- I don't like to pull rank, but this must be done today.
- The captain pulled rank on the new recruits.
close ranks
to work together to defend each other, especially because the group is being criticized
एकजुट होकर एक-दूसरे का बचाव करना
- The doctors closed ranks to protect their colleague.
- The family closed ranks around her.
break ranks
to stop being loyal to a group and openly disagree with it
अपने दल या समूह से अलग राय रखना, बग़ावत करना
- Several MPs broke ranks and voted against the bill.
- She was the first to break ranks with her party.
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Rank and file (ordinary members of an organization); keep apart rank (position) and rang (past of ring).
Idiom 'rank and file' (संगठन के साधारण सदस्य); rank (पद) और rang (ring का past) को अलग रखिए।