What is the difference between ladder and rung?
ladder | rung |
A frame, usually portable, of wood, metal, or rope, used for ascent and descent, consisting of two side pieces to which are fastened rungs: cross strips or rounds acting as steps.
(figuratively) A series of stages by which one progresses to a better position.
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# The hierarchy or ranking system within an organization, e.g. the corporate ladder.
(chiefly, British) A length of unravelled fabric in a knitted garment, especially in nylon stockings; a run.
In the game of go, a sequence of moves following a zigzag pattern and ultimately leading to the capture of the attacked stones.
(firefighting) To ascend a building or wall using a ladder.
* 1998 , John Norman, Fire Officer's Handbook of Tactics , ISBN 0912212721, page 164,
(of a knitted garment) To develop a as a result of a broken thread.
A crosspiece forming a step of a ladder; a round.
A crosspiece between legs of a chair.
(nautical, dated) A floor timber in a ship.
(dated) One of the stakes of a cart; a spar; a heavy staff.
(engineering, dated) One of the radial handles projecting from the rim of a steering wheel.
(engineering, dated) One of the pins or trundles of a lantern wheel.
(only in senses related to a bell — etymology 2)
(chiefly, dialectal) (ring)
*1723 , Charles Walker, Memoirs of Sally Salisbury , VI:
*:With ecchoing Shouts the vaulted Chamber rung , / Belle Chuck'' was now the ''TOAST of ev'ry Tongue.
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As nouns the difference between ladder and rung
is that ladder is a frame, usually portable, of wood, metal, or rope, used for ascent and descent, consisting of two side pieces to which are fastened rungs: cross strips or rounds acting as steps while rung is a crosspiece forming a step of a ladder; a round.As verbs the difference between ladder and rung
is that ladder is to ascend a building or wall using a ladder while rung is past participle of lang=en (only in senses related to a bell — etymology 2)ladder
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Alternative forms
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(en noun)Usage notes
* For stockings touted as resistant to ladders, the phrase “ladder resist” is used in the UK. The American equivalent is “run resistant”.Synonyms
* (frame for ascent and descent) stepladder * (unravelled fabric) run (qualifier)Derived terms
* aerial ladder * companion ladder * corporate ladder * DNA ladder * laddered * laddering * rope ladder * scaling ladder * stepladderVerb
(en verb)- A good working knowledge of the ladder parts, how they work, their capacities, and proper usage are a must before anyone is sent out to ladder a building.