Definition of close ranks

close ranks

verb

• to join together for a common cause.

  Last edited on Sep 02 2009. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 02 2009.

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Other terms relating to 'close':
behind closed doors	Definitions include: in private.
close	Definitions include: To steal from, rip off.
close but no cigar	Definitions include: to almost happen, but not.
close (one's) barn door	Definitions include: See barn door.
closer	Definitions include: guy who scores with lots of chicks
close-talker	Definitions include: a person who stands uncomfortably close to others while talking.
close the book	Definitions include: to end.
close the deal	Definitions include: to get a woman into the sack after chatting them up in a social setting.
close to (one's) chest	Definitions include: secret or mostly secret.
close up shop	Definitions include: to "close" any location.
Other terms relating to 'rank':
pull rank	Definitions include: to use one's authority to win a disagreement.
rank	Definitions include: awful-smelling.
rank and file	Definitions include: low-level employees.
rank-and-yank	Definitions include: a corporate performance review system in which employees are ranked in their performance, and the bottom-performing employees are terminated.
rankin'	Definitions include: (adj.) 1. a form of the word 'really' 2. see: cool, sweet.
rank on	Definitions include: make jokes such as snaps ex yo mamma so...
rank rotten	Definitions include: so bad

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