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1. (n.) ladder
a structure of wood, metal, or rope commonly consisting of two sidepieces between which a series of rungs are set at suitable distances to provide a means of climbing up or down.
2. ladder
a means of rising, as to eminence:
the ladder of success.
3. ladder
a graded series of stages or levels in status:
high on the political ladder.
4. ladder
Chiefly Brit. a run in a stocking.
Etymology: (bef. 1000; ME laddre, OE hlæmacr;der, c. MD lēdere, OHG leitara; akin to Go hleithra tent, and to lid , lean1)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) ladder
steps consisting of two parallel members connected by rungs; for climbing up or down
2. (noun) ladder
ascending stages by which somebody or something can progress
"he climbed the career ladder"
3. (verb) run, ladder, ravel
a row of unravelled stitches
"she got a run in her stocking"
4. (verb) ladder, run
come unraveled or undone as if by snagging
"Her nylons were running"
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1. (noun) ladder
a piece of equipment for climbing to reach high up
to climb a ladder
2. ladder
a ranking system in the workplace
to climb the career ladder
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) ladder
a frame usually portable, of wood, metal, or rope, for ascent and descent, consisting of two side pieces to which are fastened cross strips or rounds forming steps
2. (verb) ladder
that which resembles a ladder in form or use; hence, that by means of which one attains to eminence
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Sense: a set of rungs or steps between two long supports, for climbing up or down
She was standing on a ladder painting the ceiling; the ladder of success.
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 Afrikaans: leer |
 Arabic: سُلَّم |
 Bulgarian: подвижна стълба |
 Brazilian: escada |
 Czech: žebřík, žebříček |
 German: die Leiter |
 Danish: stige |
 Greek: σκάλα |
 Spanish: escalera (de mano) |
 Estonian: redel |
 Farsi: نردبان |
 Finnish: tikapuut |
 French: échelle |
 Hebrew: סוּלָם |
 Hindi: सीढी़ |
 Croatian: ljestve |
 Hungarian: létra |
 Indonesian: tangga |
 Icelandic: stigi |
 Italian: scala |
 Japanese: はしご |
 Korean: 사닥다리 |
 Lithuanian: kopėčios, laipteliai, tra |
 Latvian: (pieslienamās) kāpnes |
 Malay: tangga |
 Dutch: ladder |
 Norwegian: stige |
 Polish: drabina |
 Persian: ،زينه نردبان |
 Pashto: زينه |
 Portuguese: escada |
 Romanian: scară |
 Russian: лестница |
 Slovak: rebrík |
 Slovenian: lestev |
 Serbian: stepenica |
 Swedish: stege |
 Thai: บันได |
 Turkish: el merdiveni, seyyar merd |
 Taiwanese: 梯子 |
 Ukrainian: драбина |
 Urdu: سیڑھی |
 Vietnamese: cái thang |
 Chinese: 梯子 |
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