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Adjective ranking has 2 senses

commanding, ranking, top-level, top-ranking - of the highest rank; used of persons; "the commanding officer"
Antonym: inferior (indirect, via superior)
ranking, superior, higher-ranking - having a higher rank; "superior officer"
Antonym: junior (indirect, via senior)

Noun ranking has 1 sense

ranking - position on a scale in relation to others in a sport
--₁ is a kind of standing

Derived form: verb rank₁

Verb rank has 3 senses

rank - take or have a position relative to others; "This painting ranks among the best in the Western World"
--₁ is one way to be

Derived forms: noun rank₂, noun ranker₁, noun ranker₂, noun ranking₁
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
rate, rank, range, order, grade, place - assign a rank or rating to; "how would you rank these students?"; "The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide"
--₂ is one way to judge

Derived form: noun rank₂
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
rank, outrank - take precedence or surpass others in rank
--₃ is one way to excel, stand out, surpass
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s