rung

rung
I. past participle of ring II. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hrung crossbar; akin to Gothic hrunga staff and perhaps to Old English hring ring — more at ring Date: 14th century 1. a. a rounded crosspiece between the legs of a chair b. one of the crosspieces of a ladder 2. Scottish a heavy staff or cudgel 3. a spoke of a wheel 4. a level in a hierarchy <
rise a few rungs on the social scale — H. W. Van Loon
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New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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Synonyms:
(of a ladder)


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