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Ladders

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).

📖 Definitions of "Ladders"

noun
  1. 1

    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).

  2. 2

    A series of stages by which one progresses to a better position.

  3. 3

    The hierarchy or ranking system within an organization, such as the corporate ladder.

  4. 4

    A length of unravelled fabric in a knitted garment, especially in nylon stockings; a run.

verb
  1. 1

    To arrange or form into a shape of a ladder.

  2. 2

    To ascend (a building, a wall, etc.) using a ladder.

  3. 3

    Of a knitted garment: to develop a ladder as a result of a broken thread.

    "Oh damn it, I've laddered my tights!"

noun
  1. 1

    A pair of ladders

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