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Meaning of 'ladder'
Meaning of 'ladder' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Ladder 
[ v. i.]
- 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. [ v. i.]- That which resembles a ladder in form or use; hence, that by means of which one attains to eminence.
Meaning of 'ladder' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. ladder [ n]
[ n]Meaning (1):
- ascending stages by which somebody or something can progress
- ascending stages by which somebody or something can progress
Example in sentence:
- he climbed the career ladder
Meaning (2):
- a row of unravelled stitches
- a row of unravelled stitches
Example in sentence:
- she got a run in her stocking
2. ladder [ v]
[ v]Meaning (3):
- come unraveled or undone as if by snagging
- come unraveled or undone as if by snagging
Example in sentence:
- Her nylons were running
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