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Meaning of 'grade' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Grade [ n.]
- A step or degree in any series, rank, quality, order; relative position or standing; as, grades of military rank; crimes of every grade; grades of flour.
- The rate of ascent or descent; gradient; deviation from a level surface to an inclined plane; -- usually stated as so many feet per mile, or as one foot rise or fall in so many of horizontal distance; as, a heavy grade; a grade of twenty feet per mile, or of 1 in 264.
- A graded ascending, descending, or level portion of a road; a gradient.
- The result of crossing a native stock with some better breed. If the crossbreed have more than three fourths of the better blood, it is called high grade.
- A harsh scraping or cutting; a grating.
2 . Grade [ v. t.]
- To arrange in order, steps, or degrees, according to size, quality, rank, etc.
- To reduce to a level, or to an evenly progressive ascent, as the line of a canal or road.
- To cross with some better breed; to improve the blood of.

Meaning of 'grade' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . grade [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
Example in sentence:
  • a high level of care is required;
  • a moderate grade of intelligence;
  • it is all a matter of degree
Meaning (2):
- a body of students who are taught together
Example in sentence:
  • early morning classes are always sleepy
Meaning (3):
- a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)
Example in sentence:
  • grade A milk;
  • she made good marks in algebra;
  • what was your score on your homework?
Meaning (4):
- a relative position or degree of value in a graded group
Example in sentence:
  • lumber of the highest grade
Meaning (5):
- the height of the ground on which something stands
Example in sentence:
  • the base of the tower was below grade
Meaning (6):
- the gradient of a slope or road or other surface
Example in sentence:
  • the road had a steep grade
7 . grade [ v]
Meaning (7):
- assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation
Example in sentence:
  • grade tests;
  • mark homework;
  • score the SAT essays
Meaning (8):
- assign a rank or rating to
Example in sentence:
  • how would you rank these students?;
  • The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide

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