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[4] be, grade, place, rate; also seed; count; class, classify, set, sort; install, instate

rank and file noun : the general membership of a body as contrasted with its leaders

Synonyms

commoners, herd, masses, mob, people, plebeians, populace

rank·ing adjective 1 : having a high position : of the highest rank

2 : being next to the chairman in seniority

ran·kle verb ran·kled; ran·kling [ORIGIN: ME ranclen to fester, fr. AF rancler, fr. OF draoncler, raoncler, fr. draoncle, raoncle festering sore, fr. ML dracunculus, fr. L, dim. of draco serpent]

: to cause anger, irritation, or bitterness

Synonyms

anger, antagonize, enrage, incense, inflame, infuriate, madden, outrage, rile, roil—more at ANGER

ran·sack verb 1 : to search thoroughly

2 : to search through and rob

Synonyms

[1] dig, dredge, hunt, rake, rifle, rummage, scour, search—more at SEARCH

[2] despoil, loot, maraud, pillage, plunder, sack, strip; also burglarize; comb, hunt, rake, rifle, rummage; harry, raid; ravish

1ransom noun [ORIGIN: ME ransoun, fr. OF rançun, fr. L redemption-, redemptio act of buying back, fr. redimere to buy back, redeem]

1 : something paid or demanded for the freedom of a captive

2 : the act of ransoming

2ransom verb : to free from captivity or punishment by paying a price

— ran·som·er noun

1rant verb 1 : to talk in a noisy, excited, or bombastic manner

2 : to scold violently

— rant·er noun

— rant·ing·ly adverb

Synonyms

bluster, fulminate, rave, spout; also, sound off, speak out, speak up; blare, blurt out, bolt; declaim, harangue, mouth, orate, pontificate; carry on, rage, storm, take on

2rant noun : a bombastic extravagant speech; also : the act of ranting

Synonyms

diatribe, harangue, tirade—more at TIRADE

bluster, bombast, brag, gas, grandiloquence—more at BOMBAST

1rap noun 1 : a sharp blow

2 : a sharp rebuke

3 : a negative often undeserved reputation

4 : responsibility for or consequences of an action

5 : a criminal charge

Synonyms

[4] blame, culpability, fault, guilt—more at BLAME

[5] charge, complaint, count, indictment—more at CHARGE

2rap verb rapped; rap·ping 1 : to strike sharply : KNOCK

2 : to utter sharply

3 : to criticize sharply

3rap verb rapped; rap·ping 1 : to talk freely and frankly

2 : to perform rap music

— rap·per noun

4rap noun 1 : an instance or period of speech or conversation : TALK, CONVERSATION

2 : a rhythmic chanting of usu. rhymed couplets to a musical accompaniment; also : a piece so performed

5rap noun : a minimum amount or degree

Synonyms

hoot, jot, lick, modicum, tittle, whit—more at JOT

ra·pa·cious adjective 1 : excessively greedy or covetous

2 : living on prey

3 : having a huge appetite : RAVENOUS 2

— ra·pa·cious·ly adverb

Synonyms

[1] acquisitive, avaricious, avid, covetous, grasping, greedy, mercenary—more at GREEDY

[3] gluttonous, greedy, hoggish, piggish, ravenous, voracious—more at VORACIOUS

ra·pa·cious·ness noun : the quality or state of being rapacious

Synonyms

acquisitiveness, avarice, avidity, covetousness, cupidity, greed—more at GREED

ra·pac·i·ty noun : RAPACIOUSNESS

1rape noun : a European herb related to the mustards that is grown as a forage crop and for its seeds (rapeseed)

2rape verb raped; rap·ing : to commit rape on

— rap·er noun

— rap·ist noun

3rape noun 1 : a carrying away by force

2 : unlawful sexual activity and usu. sexual intercourse carried out forcibly or under threat of injury

1rapid adjective [ORIGIN: L rapidus strong-flowing, rapid, fr. rapere to seize, carry away]

: very fast : SWIFT

Synonyms

fast, fleet, quick, speedy, swift—more at FAST

2rapid noun : a place in a stream where the current flows very fast usu. over obstructions — usu. used in pl.

rapid eye movement noun : rapid conjugate movement of the eyes associated with REM sleep

ra·pid·i·ty noun : the quality or state of being rapid

Synonyms

celerity,